Government institutions owe ZECO over Sh73 billion
Special Seats Representative for Women, Fatma Ramadhan Mohamed (Mandoba), speaking during a House of Representatives session in Chukwani, Zanzibar. PHOTO | COURTESY
Unguja. Members of Zanzibar’s House of Representatives have voiced growing frustration over the ballooning electricity debts owed to the Zanzibar Electricity Corporation (ZECO), which now stand at more than Sh73.7 billion—the vast majority linked to public institutions.
Debating the 2025/2026 budget estimates for the Ministry of Water, Energy, and Minerals on June 3, legislators questioned how such financially capable institutions could accumulate arrears of this magnitude, even as ordinary citizens face disconnections for missing a single payment.
