In January 2022, former President Uhuru Kenyatta imposed an indefinite ban on the scrap metal trade to curb the growing theft of vital materials.

The company reported that 365 transformers worth Sh328 million were vandalised in 2023, and an additional 78 transformers valued at Sh78 million have...

Residents are losing metallic doors, windows, iron sheets, and many other valuable properties from their construction sites to scrap metal dealers.