Suspected power thieves cough up Shs 94 million in one week
April 1, 2021 Officials in an operation against power theft previously
Power distributor Umeme has collected Shs 94 million in just one week of an operation against suspected electricity thieves.
The money is from individuals who had been arrested – many of whom have since been released – on accusations of either having bypassed their meters, tampering with them, or were tapping powerlines illegally.
Umeme relaunched the operation on March 23 in Najjanankumbi, Nateete and Wandegeya suburbs in Kampala following an increase by two percentage points in the total energy losses between the 2019 and 2020 calendar years.