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customers,\u201d KPLC MD Joseph Siror said on November 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Company is working with various security agencies, including collaboration with the DCI, to tackle these illegal activities,\u201d Siror added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are confident that the partnership with the DCI will boost our capacity to proactively fight vandalism and other crimes through an intelligence-led approach.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">46pc spike in transformer vandalism <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>KPLC said it had recorded a 46 percent growth in cases of transformer vandalism, which affected 242 transformers compared to 165 units that were vandalized during the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe DCI will continue supporting investigations and protecting the energy sector against criminal activities whenever we are called upon,&#8221; aid DCI Deputy Director for Investigations Paul Wachira.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Through partnerships such as the one we now have with Kenya 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