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Loose ZESCO Power Cable Kills 9 Month Old Baby
A NINE-MONTH-OLD baby has died in Kabwe after being electrocuted by a loose Zesco cable, sparking protests among residents in Katondo Township.
Eye-witnesses said the baby, identified as Priscilla Mulenga, died after she crawled over a Zesco cable which had been hanging loosely from a power pole in the parents’ yard.
The child’s stiff body was later found lying close to the live cable.
A resident, John Phiri, said the cable had been hanging loosely for a long time and family members would just jump over it whenever they wanted to use the bathroom.
“We feel that some of the workers at Zesco in Kabwe do not mean well because if they had responded promptly to reports the we’ve been making, the life of this child would not have been lost, “he said.
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bashi chalwe
March 14, 2012 at 10:22 am
shame!!!!?? why leavng a baby crawl carelessly wen u knew danger was within yo yard??? imwe ba Zesco how do u let pipo stay close to yo powerline?? how was this cable left loose honestly?? sumone’s negligence has cost the life of the toddler. let both parties be responsible for this loss…
TSM
March 14, 2012 at 10:28 am
Negligence by da company z 2 much. It jst knt do anything rite
stumbeko
March 14, 2012 at 10:28 am
contributory negligence on the parents of the child. sad sad sad
Miss G
March 14, 2012 at 10:30 am
Poor baby, she cud had such a life if o involved (parents, zesco, th community) cared a bit more.
kano nga nibo
March 14, 2012 at 10:37 am
managing Director of zesco should be fired…ubupupu bwalichilamo pa zed hence doing doggy works costing human life
UMUFYASHI
March 14, 2012 at 10:41 am
Naumfwa ubulanda sana pa mwana uyu ufwile namalaiti. Please let us not blame the parents ala sometimes imfwa ilalabikwa. I am telling you may be parents did not even think such a thing could happen bena balefimwena mumbi. Ba Zesco ubulekelesha bwalicilamo bunda bwakwenda no tujilijili mumatumba. Please do something about teh loose cable though I know life has already been lost. May the soul of our child rest in peace and May God strengthen the parents during this trying moment.
Ineficiency,incompetance,low skills and lord shading. All these difine ZESCO.
March 14, 2012 at 10:43 am
ZESCO
Mpangula Mputyu
March 14, 2012 at 10:44 am
Sad chapter. curtains closed on a young life.
chuchu
March 14, 2012 at 10:50 am
@Miss G.. Uposeko amano kucisungu boyi
Stanley
March 14, 2012 at 10:54 am
This is very sad indeed,
The baby’s crawling over the cable was just the immediate cause of the loss,but there are a number of failures before the acrtual loss, obviously the major being the lack of control by Zesco management, firstly how did this cable snap in the first place when was is it maintained or checked for streangth or tightness, secondly the cable snaps and lays loose on the ground the matter is reported and no response from Zesco, clearly this is at a very large extent Zesco’s Manegement fault, and somebody should be held responsible, it will be a great lesson to Zesco if somone is charged with Man slaughter
dnice
March 14, 2012 at 10:56 am
Now this is so negligent by zesco. sad and i really feel for the parents. May the soul of this angel rest in eternal peace. I do mourn with the parents in spirit
komfwa
March 14, 2012 at 10:59 am
2bad 4th precios life lost. its ba zesco 2blame not the parent u knw with children u cant be more careful. put zesco 2task.
Tione
March 14, 2012 at 11:18 am
May her beautiful soul rest in peace!
Live Wire
March 14, 2012 at 11:56 am
Only in africa can human life be so cheap!
Lox Kim
March 14, 2012 at 11:56 am
It all bcoz Zesco has no one to compete with,there are so many unreported cases over Zesco,and becoz its the only Co. supplying electrical power in Zambia “Vikula Mithu”
“Bama kaka mwembwamwe!,muli babwa!,ndimwe ma garu!
Bunda bwakulye ndalama,you’re dogs with stinking tails!” f**k you Zesco !f*ck You Zesco!Fu*k You Zesco!
Parents must have tryed for the child to raech 9 months crawring,it’s a pity she’s dead.mhsrp !
Zedpretty
March 14, 2012 at 12:17 pm
So the rest of the family is jumping over a death cable and they would leave a little baby crawling around by itself?? Dnt be too fast in blaming zesco -of course they have a major hand in this but where were the parents? And everyone else? Utter negligence. What a shame.
Chicky niggerz
March 14, 2012 at 12:57 pm
Pamputi ba zesco.r.i.p swithrt.
JacoB
March 14, 2012 at 1:26 pm
I FEEL SORRY FOR THE YOUNGER TODDLER. I NOW ASK ZESCO TO FOOT THE FUNERAL EXPENSES BECAUSE IT WAS NOT THE FAULT OF THE PARENTS AS OTHER PEOPLE ARE SAYING.
TRUE
March 14, 2012 at 1:44 pm
BA ZESCO SHUD PAY FOR THEIR NEGLIGENCE,THAT LIFE WILL NOT BE REPLACED.
Namwi
March 14, 2012 at 1:57 pm
Fools Zesco, May her soul rest in peace. Yes Zesco should pay all the funeral bills Fools Zesco again
Legit
March 14, 2012 at 2:48 pm
I mourn with the family in spirit. I know the mother must be blaming herself but you can never be xtra careful with a crawling baby. They always want to xplore.
Zesco is to blame & they should pay for there negligence. Its unfortunate that a life had 2 be lost but this must b a wake up call to the mgt of zesco befor more lives are lost.
Highly Placed Source
March 14, 2012 at 3:10 pm
Theres 2 much incompitence in zesco, the MD shud move fast 2 remove these cobwebs MMD caders,b4 they make him fail, i wz suprised dat RM eastern is still there, he is a full MMD cader..
Igwala-gwala
March 14, 2012 at 3:32 pm
this is negligence by both zesco and the parents,how did they allow a baby crawl up to the wire when they knew it was dangerous thats why they were jumping it when going to th bathroom.poor baby i feel bad
Slim T
March 14, 2012 at 3:54 pm
What a sad story indeed. Not sure whether to call it an accident or negligence from both Zesco workers and parents.
M.H.S.R.I.P
Bandito
March 14, 2012 at 5:09 pm
PLEASE PRIVATISE ZESCO. I’M SICK AND TIRED OF LOAD SHEDING. WE FAIL TO RUN MONOPOLYS. WE FAILED WITH ZAMTEL, WE FAILED WITH ZESCO DECADES AGO. STOP HIRING CADRES, THEY FAIL AT EVERYTHING. AT LEAST GET FOREIGNERS TO RUN ZESCO PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tbag Bagwell
March 14, 2012 at 6:16 pm
MHSRIP
senior pastor
March 14, 2012 at 6:17 pm
It’s such unfortunate and painful for this precious life to be lost in such a way.This family’s negligence has costed them,how cud normal human beings like these leave an infant crawling to the live cable? On the other hand Zesco is to blame. Zesco management should take full responsibility for this loss of life.They need to be seriously monitoring their lines especially in in shanty compounds like this one.
Nchito chabe ni zima vimalaiti everyday.Ngati bakangiwa to run this company please give it to foreigners who are capable. Osati ivi vinyau ba bantu!!!!!
maluz
March 14, 2012 at 6:31 pm
Shame on zesco……
mataka
March 14, 2012 at 8:30 pm
As much as we blame Zesco for negregence on the cable, we must also blame the same family for not staying 400metres away the pyrons. Let this warning extend to people of misisi compound who have belt their houses under Zesco power lines.
Kabs int'nl
March 14, 2012 at 9:02 pm
‘Quick response’ how quick is it? Shame on you! Bunda bwama loadshedding and not giving better services. Its really sad.
XTRA
March 14, 2012 at 9:11 pm
The reaction of most people on this issue just shows how shallow minded some people can be.
If the elderly people/parents at this residence were responsible enough this electrocution could have been avoided by securing this cable in any way possible in the first place.This negligence causes doubt if at all this cable was even reported to relevant authorities.
Did they expect the toddler to also jump over the cable? I seriously suspect this story not to be true.
The reporter and the picture are also very misleading.
How on earth can a responsible parent see such danger,jump over it and leave their children to it?
Jmc007
March 14, 2012 at 10:06 pm
Like many public functionaries in Zambia, they only react after fatalities! We’ve lost an innocent soul because of the inefficiency of uncaring public
company Zesco, they’ll rush to cover up their carelessness. If I were the parent, I would sue them for every penny they are worth!
Wish She Was Kind Tht Pretty
March 14, 2012 at 11:08 pm
R………I…………P Bayb Infant Ts Bcos Of Ur ****** Neglegenc. Poor. Mathr Nd Fathr Of Ur’s …..Batumfweko Naimwe Th Infant Ws 9 Month’s Hw Cum Sh Ws Found Near Nentambo Yama Light Shame Upon Thos Stupd Wacky Reporter’s Try Ta update Correct Thng’s Tht We b I’ll Abl Ta Undrstnd Fast….
WAXY SEXY
March 15, 2012 at 12:24 am
HAVING BEEN IN LUSAKA A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, I CAN ATTEST TO THE NEGLIGENCE THAT ZESCO EXHIBITS AT TIMES. SO SAD THAT A LIFE HAS BEEN LOST, MAY HER SOUL REST IN ETERNAL PEACE. THE PARENTS ARE NOT TO BLAME IN ANYWAY AT ALL, BEING A MOTHER , I KNW HOW TODDLERS CAN BE SOMETIMES. MHSRIP
umu zedian
March 15, 2012 at 8:36 am
both parties are at fort. parents, u know that there was some danders around and u hade to let the little baby alone. Zesco y taking time to repire the cale sure. i cud immagin the pain the baby felt befor she died. i fel very very bad cant hold my tears.
Jozmal
March 15, 2012 at 12:13 pm
Where was the mother coz they knew there was a nacked ZESCO cable arround the house. Very sad indeed, a young life lost. MHSRIP
NKANDU
March 15, 2012 at 3:28 pm
ZESCO USELESS
pulamasaka
March 15, 2012 at 9:39 pm
the kolwestans have failed to deliver..how do they run ZESCO..?
mweo
March 17, 2012 at 4:46 pm
U can’t blame zeco for that. There’s a law that reqiures not to have plots under power lines. In fact people shud have plots meters away from these lines. Because of unplanned and illegal plots, such unfortunate incidences are bound to happen.