By Dorica Mtenje

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The Civil society that fight for people’s economic independence, the Citizens Advancement for Economic Revolution (CARE) has described the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) plans to claim payments of the electricity token from customers in the MK60 billion electricity token reselling syndicate involving the corporation and Electricity Generation Company Malawi Limited (EGENCO) employees as economic sabotage.

Recently ESCOM complained that it is losing billions of kwachas through the reselling of electricity tokens.

Speaking on the matter CARE Executive Director Fredrick Billy Malata said that the blame game between ESCOM and EGENCO will not bear tangible results, saying that the issue need disciplinary actions of the employees from both institutions.

Malata added that ESCOM decision to reclaim the electricity units from the customers is uncalled for, as this is an internal issue that calls for disciplinary actions of the concerned individuals rather than pushing the blame to other people.

“We understand that ESCOM is planning to claim electricity units that were sold to the customers. This is an internal issue that need to be addressed administratively rather than pushing the blame to the innocent customers”, he explained.

Malata has since urged ESCOM to reverse it’s plans to claim electricity tokens from customers adding that the grouping will seek legal action on the matter should the state electricity supplier continue with it’s decision.

“ESCOM Should not continue with it’s decision to claim payments of Electricity units from customers,if the decision will not be reversed,CARE will no have choice but to seek legal redress on the matter”, he said.

Individuals and companies alleged to have been benefited from the electricity reselling scandal among include Kips and Galitos restaurants as well as Mangochi South West parliamentarian Shadrick Namalomba.