Malawi: 'The Optics Are Deeply Problematic' - Experts Question PAC's Lakeside Meeting With Rbm Ahead of Amaryllis Inquiry

Malawi: 'The Optics Are Deeply Problematic' - Experts Question PAC's Lakeside Meeting With Rbm Ahead of Amaryllis Inquiry

Governance and political commentators have raised serious concerns over a lakeside meeting between the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC) and the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM), warning that the timing threatens to cast doubt on the credibility of Parliament's ongoing inquiry into the controversial K128.7 billion acquisition of Amaryllis Hotel.

PAC Moves to Subpoena Attorney General After Last-Minute No-Show in Amaryllis Hotel Probe - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi

Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Steve Baba Malondera has informed members of the committee that officials from the Office of the Attorney General of Malawi will not appear before the committee as expected, after the office wrote Parliament at the last minute indicating that its representatives were unable to attend the scheduled hearing. […] The post PAC Moves to Subpoena Attorney General After Last-Minute No-Show in Amaryllis…

Mbeta Fails to Appear Before PAC Over Amaryllis Hotel Deal

By Our Reporter Government’s Chief Legal Adviser Frank Mbeta on Monday morning failed to appear before the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to respond to questions regarding the controversial purchase of Amaryllis Hotel by the Public Service Pension Fund Trust. PAC chairperson Steven Malondera confirmed that Mbeta informed Parliament through a letter that he was unable to attend the hearing due to other commitments. However, Malonde…

PAC, RBM meet raises eyebrows

Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has come under scrutiny for a lakeside meeting with the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) days before interviewing Governor George Partridge about the Amaryllis Hotel acquisition inquiry. Political and governance commentators yesterday questioned the timing of the meeting in Salima on Saturday. Malondera (C): Scrutiny could affect the committee’s work. | Nation But in an interview yesterday, PAC chairpers…