Friday, January 21, 2025 - Police Officers based at Kapletundo Police Station have arrested Hassan Kipkurui Rotich, a notorious suspect linked to vandalism of Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) transformers in Sotik area and its environs.
Acting on a tip-off regarding an ongoing vandalism of a KPLC
transformer, officers responded swiftly and caught Rotich red-handed.
Upon interrogation, he further revealed locations of two
additional transformers that he and an accomplice, Collins Kibet, who remains
at large had previously vandalized, rendering them nonfunctional in Chepkosa
and Cheptigit villages.
The suspect, alongside recovered exhibits, was escorted to
Kapletundo Police Station, where he is currently undergoing processing pending
arraignment. Meanwhile, the search is on to apprehend his accomplice and bring
him to book.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is urging
the public to refrain from vandalizing vital installations, as such destructive
behaviour will be met with the full force of the law.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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