Man jailed for 12 years for stealing electricity aluminium conductor
A Lilongwe man will spend 12 years in jail after being convicted of impersonating, stealing and damaging the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi ESCOM) aluminium conductor for a customer’s new electricity connection. Lilongwe Principal Resident Magistrate, Rodrick Michongwe, meted the punishment on 35-year-old James Banda after he pleaded guilty to the three offences when he appeared before the court on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. Prosecutor Damiano Nyasulu has since welcomed the judgement, saying: “We are satisfied with the punishment. It is what we expected, as cases of