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Transformers placed above live wires in fight against vandals

A Kenya Power technician fixes lines in Nairobi. The firm is now placing transformers above live wires to curb theft. PHOTO | FILE

Kenya Power is now placing transformers above live wires to curb their theft, which has exposed the utility to losses of hundreds of millions of shillings.

Geoffrey Kigen, the Kenya Power security chief, says the new strategy will deny vandals easy access to the power equipment.

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