Party is over: power cuts back Area 23

Oct 26, 2017 Politics 87
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After two weeks of uninterrupted power before October 17 elections, residents of Area 23 now have been hit hard by blackouts after voting for a Malawi Congress Party (MCP) candidate as their Member of Parliament.

The area which is in Lilongwe City South East Constituency had two weeks of power before by-elections which according to some quarters was politically motivated.

Power cuts back in Area 23.

The scenario is not the same since the area has now been flooded by rampant blackouts just after the elections.

One woman in Area 23 said she feels the current power cuts in the area are a punishment because people did not vote for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party candidate.

The woman further said that the scenario is worrisome since electricity is a basic need especially to urban dwellers and being hit by such blackouts compromises a lot of activities.

“Electricity should not be politically controlled and such are some of the reasons why this country is not doing great.

“Go at the ATM in this area and you will see that people are failing to access services because of lack of electricity. People are failing to go to maize mill because of lack of electricity and sometimes power is getting on around 11 pm to 4 am which is bad,” the woman told Malawi24.

Lilongwe City South East constituency where Area 23 falls is one of the areas that had by-elections on October 17. Ulemu Msungama of Malawi Congress Party won the polls in the area.

 

 

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87 Comments

  1. Mulibe pabwino akadazimisa nthawi yazisankho bwenzi mukuti a DPP afuna abele ma vote grow up please think before you wrote something

  6. In the area where I am staying,, there is also that problem of blackin but I don’t know if the government knows about this..

  13. Amene mukulesanu si aku23 kuno a President atangopanga nsonkhano wa ndale pa kaliyeka ground magesi sanazime kwa 2weeks zomwe ziri zosatheka koma kungotha Ku vota anathima Ali nkati mowelenga DPP ikuluza 100% ndale

    1. It is the same Malawi as it used to be when MCP was in power. Same tactics only that the one on the driving seat is a Lhomwe. Then it was a Chewa.

  23. Magetsi kumalawi anayamba kuvuta musanapange by elections.pezani zonena zina. Dziko lotsalira ngat ili m Africa ndisanalione.takaonani dziko la Rwanda. Ndale basi .simudzatukuka

  31. I totally agree with u 24 we had an uninterrupted power cuts for almost 2 weeks….24/7 kenako aftern that loss zayambika how come …..amapangira dala an Escom + pressure from dpp

  37. Yeah it’s true during the campaign there was electricity at area 23 24 hrs but the moment they started counting the votes mbola Magetsi kuthimitsa

  40. Teacher wrote on the board 3x+yx, 2/3yx+3x(66y+12x).b. He turned to Musa and said slove this problem. Musa picked the duster and cleaned the board and said, Teacher problem solved

    1. my bro i do stay very close to area 23, what they are saying is real, even people from this area they were more boastful during the campaign period of by election ndipo amachita kunena kuti tisamuke tikhale kwao popeza magetsi sazima. come 18 october morning ndipamene magetsi anayamba kuzima

    2. Andrew it’s not like malawi 24 is trying to say that if you vote for DPP there will be no blackouts, during the campaign there were no blackouts in area 23 Cox they were only trying to win their votes

    5. nde muyambe mwainena MBC coz their stories are always bias, en that what the state media is doing is what is called stupid journalism

    8. skut before elections samazima azima ndithu koma timaziwa kut akazma mmawa ayaka mazulo.akazima mazulo ayaka mmawa koma pano olo 3 days ikumatha no magets zomwe siznkachitika b4 masankho.

  51. Bodza ili a Escom amadana ndi boma likulamulali, nthawi ya Bingu magetsi ankavuta ngati mmene ziliri panomu kungolowa mai uja zoti magetsi amathima tidaiwaliratu.

  60. Dpp imayesa kuti amalawi adakali opusa ngati aja a 1964 amangomvela zomwe Kamuzu wanena….iyi ndi generation yina yoti mukamati kamuzu iwo sanamuwonepo koma amangomva za iyeyo

    1. Kodi nanga DPP inaliko 1964 yomwe ukunenayo? Tamaganizani pofuna kulankhula ndipo ndikati ndiwonesesenso 1964 yomwe ukunenayo iweyo kunalibeko umangomva za KAMUDZU, mwana wa 1990 ungakambe zotani mpaka anthu ndi kumva?

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