The National Prosecuting Authority will appeal what it considers a “lenient” US$200 fine imposed on the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) for unintentionally causing the death of a Buhera man.
The Murambinda Magistrate’s Court this week found ZETDC guilty of culpable homicide following the tragic death on 3 March 2022 of 52-year-old Havatende Kangetsambo, who was electrocuted by unsecured wiring cables in a farm field.
The National Prosecuting Authority said in a statement that Kangitsambo was exposed to live electricity cables on the farm and was electrocuted.
The punishment imposed by the court angered the New People’s Army, which considered it insufficient.
The authority said it would appeal the ruling, seeking a harsher penalty for the company’s negligence that led to Kangetsambo’s sudden death.
This is not the first time ZETDC has been punished following a similar case.
Three years ago, the power utility was fined $280,000 after a 13-year-old girl was electrocuted at Moverne Farm in Chigoto when she came into contact with a low-voltage 11-kV conductor. Announce
