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Police Officers have arrested two suspects in an operation targeting the theft and handling of electricity infrastructure in Lucky Summer, Nairobi. 

Police Officers have arrested two suspects in an operation targeting the theft and handling of electricity infrastructure in Lucky Summer, Nairobi. 

In a statement on Wednesday, September 16, the National Police Service (NPS) said the operation was conducted by officers from Lucky Summer and Ruaraka Police Stations in collaboration with Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) personnel. 

During the operation, the police officers recovered Kenya Power electricity meters and other assorted items suspected to have been stolen. 

“An operation targeting the theft and handling of electricity infrastructure in Lucky Summer, Nairobi, has led to the arrest of two suspects and the recovery of several Kenya Power electricity meters and other assorted items suspected to have been stolen.

“The operation was conducted yesterday by officers from Lucky Summer and Ruaraka Police Stations, working alongside Kenya Power personnel, following information received concerning stolen electricity meters within the area,” read the statement in part. 

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Collage photo of Kenya Power meters and other items recovered by police officers. 

The two suspects are set to be arraigned in court as investigations into other reported cases continue.

Further, NPS urged members of the public to remain vigilant and to report any suspected cases of theft or other criminal activity. 

This comes months after police officers arrested five suspects and recovered more than 20 mobile phones and several Kenya Power token meters during an operation in Dandora, Nairobi. 

In a statement on Wednesday, May 27, NPS said the operation targeted a suspected criminal gang linked to a series of robberies.

"Police officers based at Dandora Police Station within the Nairobi Region yesterday, 26th May 2026, conducted a targeted operation which culminated in the arrest of five suspects believed to be members of a criminal gang that has been terrorising residents through mobile phone snatching, robberies, and the theft of Kenya Power token meters within the estates," the statement read.

The police said the raid followed intelligence reports and increased surveillance activities in the area as part of wider efforts to combat organised crime in Nairobi.

"The operation, informed by intelligence reports and heightened surveillance within the area, forms part of ongoing efforts to dismantle organised criminal networks operating in Nairobi," the statement added.