Police on Monday arrested a suspected power transformer vandal in Kiambu.
Police said the suspect was found with a cache of suspected stolen properties of the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC).
The properties are believed to have been vandalized within the Makongeni area of Kiambu County.
Police recovered 140 litres of transformer oil, pole climbers, nine sets of customer interface units, and a winch.
Other recoveries included assorted transformer bolts and nuts, a roll of copper cable, a handheld drill, ropes, a sack of transformer laminators and a Tuktuk.
Police said the suspect is believed to be part of a wider gang of vandals who lurk in poorly lit streets, before vandalizing transformers for the coveted oil and cables.
The move to vandalise the transformers has left the residents in darkness for weeks.
On November 29, detectives seized over 1,020kg of copper cables at a godown in Nairobi's Enterprise Rd and arrested one suspect.
This followed increased cases of transformer vandalism, a risky illicit affair that has left scores electrocuted.
Search for other known accomplices in the area is ongoing.
