Liberia Electricity Corporation Management to Appear Before House of Reps. to Explain Spontaneous Fire Incidents on Electric PolesMonrovia – The management of the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) is expected to appear before the House of Representatives today, March 24, to explain reasons behind spontaneous fire incidents on light poles across Monrovia and its surroundings. Rep. Jury, in his communication, requested plenary of the House to summon the LEC management and technical team to explain reasons of the continued fire incidents on the light poles. “The manner and faction in which LEC employees go about providing the service with malfeasant and malpractice is abounding. To address these challenges, the Government of Liberia has enacted a Power Theft Act which came into effect on the 4th of October, 2019. The Act makes all forms of power theft a Second-Degree Felony punishable by jail terms ranging from two years to seven years and fines ranging from US$400 to US$1000.

Source: Front Page Africa March 24, 2020 02:46 UTC