Two men have been sentenced to 10 years in jail each, or a fine of Ksh.5 million, for vandalizing electricity equipment in Homa Bay, Kenya. This ruling by the Ndhiwa Senior Principal Magistrate’s Court addresses a persistent concern about power outages caused by vandalism.

• David Ochieng Lang’o and Godwin Omondi Oduogi were convicted; Ochieng was found with 10 jerrycans of oil siphoned from transformers, while Omondi illegally disconnected a customer and possessed a transformer fuse.
• Kenya Power and the DCI conducted joint investigations leading to their arrests in July 2025 and April 2025.
• The ruling was welcomed by Kenya Power’s Security Services Manager, Major Geoffrey Kigen, who emphasized reporting suspicious activities to protect livelihoods and community safety.