Mob beat up Escom workers for disconnecting illegal power connection

An angry mob has beat up some workers of Escom who had gone to Manje township in Blantyre to disconnect illegal power connection.

Chitosi: Escom bust illegal connections

Escom public relations officer Innocent Chitosi has confirmed the incident, saying the matter was reported to police.

“It is against the law to beat up Escom workers when they are on duty just as it is illegal to connect electricity illegally,” said Chitosi.

He said the illegal electricity connection attract a K5 million fine or risk a lengthy jail term.

“As Escom, we lose billions of money through the illegal connections. This trend has been growing over the time but now we are busting this because we have stepped up our inspections,” said Chitosi.

He said Escom continues to discover illegal power connections in all parts of the country.

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8 replies on “Mob beat up Escom workers for disconnecting illegal power connection”

  1. Mob is legal in Malawi.If you want to kill someone just organise mob.Best example of legal mobs are the incidents of Kupopa magazi.No one is serving in jail.All old men who are killed in all districts in the name of witchcraft and witchcraft teaching ,they end up freed.The best way CJP could help the citizens is by establishing Mob Victim office on its own ,This office should be under police and CCJP as it is with family violence victims.It works very well.

  2. Beta u loose ur money in illegal connections as compared to loosing it offices thru stupid fundings and burning up properly kamuzu struggled with to erect!

    1. TAKADZALANI MA POLE KU AREA 50 MUNANGOYAMBA BASI MKUSIYA AZANTHU MUNAWAPATSA MAGETSI ZABWINO ZONSE PAJA MAKALA AKULETSA TU TIKUDALITRA INU A ESCOM CHONDE KU AREA 50 KU 25 PLEASE TIMAKUNYADILANI

    2. The same staff from ESCOM connect electricity illegally to people and they get a lot of money out of it. They are now coming back to them and say this is illegal pamene ndalama zomwe analandira sanabwenze. The best that ESCOM could do is to partner with the general public and give motivating rewards to those who successfully provide credible information regarding illegal connections. People know (in the neighbourhoods) who has connected electricity illegally and so forth but remain silent because there is no motivation to put your good neighbour in hot soup. In 2012, in Zomba I reported a serious illegal electricity connection using my cell phone. ESCOM officials phoned me using “fax number” and came to my house around 9:30pm. We travelled around together and they verified that indeed an illegal connection was there. In the morning, they sent their team to appreciate the syndicate and finally disconnected all houses and structures in the process. The District Engineer called me to his office where he strongly commended my bold action. He said I would receive a token of appreciation which never came up to now.
      Now, my point is: ESCOM sales electricity and makes a lot of money and their staff even a mere security guard are well-paid. They need to motivate people to inform them for all illegal connections in the country and they must budget for those funds to give out to informants. It will be very difficult to track major illegal connections without partnering the general public. Informants cannot reveal the culprits without rewards, forget it. ESCOM is not a charitable organization, it is a commercial public entity therefore, mumasule manja kuti anthu akupatseni information ndipo mupulumutsa ndalama za nkhani-nkhani. Ndi zoona kuti magetsi a ESCOM akubedwa kwambiri m’Malawi muno, and you are losing millions of kwachas everyday
      Ma illegal connections ambiri amapanga ndi ma staff ESCOM. Nkhani yanga ya ku Zomba anapanga ndi ESCOM employee ndipo atapita ku office kwakeko anzake anamuuza kuti ndinanena ndi ine mpaka tinadana zantchito. He is still on payroll and works in Zomba despite the fraud being true. There must be clear policy to protect the “Whistleblower” because ESCOM monies are lost thru illegal connections.
      Wake up ESCOM

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