First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Esther Mcheka Chilenje yesterday morning apologised to members of Parliament (MPs) for a power cut that happened the previous day, saying it resulted from an Electricity Supply Commission of Malawi (Escom) electric fault.
Addressing the House before the beginning of the proceedings, Chilenje said Escom has assured them of no power interruptions during the entire sitting as the problem has been rectified.
“I would like to announce to the House that the power blackout we faced yesterday was due to a fault from Escom, not Parliament. But they have assured us that they have rectified the problem and we will have normal supply of electricity throughout the sitting,” she said.
Power went off two times on Monday afternoon as the House was in session.
This brought total darkness in the chamber and MPs were seen using their phones as torches.