…teargas used to disperse angry protesters
There were running battles last night between the Malawi Police and residents of Ndirande township in Blantyre who were demonstrating against persistent electricity blackouts that have hit the area lately.
As reported by Malawi24 last night, around 20:30 hours, the residents stormed the roads chanting songs demeaning the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi, accusing the electricity supplier of failing in its duties.
Angered by an unexplained three-day blackout, the residents further got surprised that Nyambade area has had normal lights.
According to some of the people a Malawi24 reporter spoke to during the time of the protests, they accuse ESCOM of favoring the area of Nyambadwe because most ‘well-to do’ people live there.
‘’Are we different customers? Why do they not give us notices like they do with the people of Nyambadwe?’’questioned one of the irate protesters.
The highly affected parts are Safarao, Makata and Goliyo.
The protesters wee seen stoning buildings and vehicles and had planned to head their way to ESCOM houses in Blantyre CBD in a bid to force the electricity supplier explain why their area is the one highly affected by the blackouts.
Police officers then rushed to settle the situation and threw teargas canisters dispersing the rioting people.
We understand that several arrests have been made but police are yet to make the details known.
There have been blackouts lately in Blantyre and ESCOM says this is due to low levels of water at its power stations.
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we dont hav engineers there but mechanics who just memorise things coz engineers think when things go haywire kkkkkkkkkkkk
Mademo amapanga usiku kkkkkkkk
kkkkkkkkkkkk mpaka night demo, simbava zimenezo.
Bravo ndilande residents
Go guys go
The whole Malawi needs to demostrate, this is our social right
Poor leadership
I hi ndi chiyambi cha mavuto and Escom ikupanga dala kuti aziti Boma likulephera kulamula and this cost next election next election. Boma lingowachotsa ntchito a Escom and anthu mwapatse magetsi basi
they ware saying there going to buy big generators to use them when ever theres black out it seems they are good in just talking without implementing it
they ware saying there going to buy big generators to use them when ever theres black out it seems they are good in just talking without implementing it
Zafika Povutad Ku Chigayo Tikaviwika Chimanga Muntondo Akungotionongela Ndimagetsi Awo Odala Awo Amene Magetsi Akazima Pompopompo Kuyimba Foni Kuli Abwana Kuno Koma Ife Tikayambila Poti Eeeesh.
Like us fathers,wn the house has run out of food,cn we tell family members that due to poor rains,the least we managed to havest is finished so we wil be sleeping hungry til the rains comes,no baba,we go 4the nxt artenative as ahead of the family,so should we wyt 4the rain season to hv power?Nanga matope ku nkula?
Fuck u all engineers at escom
Lets not stop untill they give us electricity