Kenya: Four Suspects Arrested Over Transformer Vandalism In Kitui

Kenyan police have arrested four suspects in Kitui town on suspicion of vandalising transformers belonging to Kenya Power, the utility company said.

The suspects, identified as Douglas Kyalo Mbuvi, Joseph Mulei Musovo, Benson Muchiri Kaburia and Peter Musyimi Keli, were arrested by Kenya Power’s security team in collaboration with officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Kitui on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026.

The four were travelling in a vehicle with concealed number plates when security officers ordered them to stop, Kenya Power said in a statement posted on Facebook.

“Upon searching the vehicle, the security officers found one drum of copper winding and other items including assorted spanners, hacksaw, panga, hammer, among others,” the company said.

The suspects led security officers to Kamuungu Primary School, where they allegedly vandalised a 35 kVA transformer, and to Kangweni village, where they allegedly vandalised 200 kVA and 100 kVA transformers, Kenya Power said.

The suspects and the vehicle were detained at a police station in Kitui, the company said.