27/08/2025
BA ZESCO MWASEBANYA HOW COULD YOU?
By Lottie Tondolo Siame
I live in zingalume at a 10 doors mundada or flats, the toilet and bathroom is right opposite the doors at the center.
The last two months ZESCO has never changed our load shedding schedule of having power from midnight to 05:00 hours.
Because of this we have taken advantage of bathing outside the bathroom once it gets dark as no one would see that someone is bathing outside.
Last night around 21:00 hours with three hours to go before power comes I was bathing outside the bathroom.
As I was bathing with soap all over my face and head whilst squatting and giving my back the ten doors just head people celebrating.
In my compound whenever power is back we celebrate but that was 21:00 hours and was very sure power would be back at midnight. So thought maybe it was a premier league game being played.
As I stood up to check properly light was all over and made my naked body visible. Zesco had just restored power at 21hours. Ran into the house and went straight to the bedroom only to realize that had entered the wrong house.
Found a lady in her nightdress about to retire to bed. Upon seeing me, she screamed, "Fwiti! Fwiti! Fwiti!" Got out of the house even more confused didn't know which one was my door but right behind me could hear the number of voices screaming Fwiti! Fwiti! Fwiti increasing.
As I ran behind the house, the number of people had now grown into a mob. Could hear them saying he went this way, others saying he is within the yard will burn him once caught. Where I was hiding in the flowers I trembled. Since I was naked don't know what bit me, I came out running the mob followed.
As I was running felt like a dream but it was reality. Whilst running was asking myself questions, where will I hide? Quickly came up with a plan to run to Lilanda police as it was nearby.
As ran into the police post some officers on duty scampered in different directions upon seeing a naked man with soap all over his face and head.
I then raised my hands in the air and told them I am armed. They then asked me why I was naked, as I was explaining what had happened remember the mob had already arrived outside demanding for my release.
One officer recognized me, are you not Tondolo from Ifyabukaya? I said "I am bwana." Then he quickly went out to calm the mob and tell them that I was not a wizard.
Outside the mob could not believe the police officer but instead threatened to demolish the police. He then called me outside, scared me with hands in the air walked outside.
He then asked the mob, don't you know this man? Others responded in affirmative, others said they didn't know me. He then asked them another question "Where have seen a wizard with soap all over the face and head?" At this point the mob started leaving the police with shame.
Then my wife stepped forward with my clothes. Two police officers escorted us back home.
All in all zesco owes me a biggest apology and compensation, there is no way they would being back power at the wrong time!
This is pure fiction written for entertainment purpose.
