A parliamentary inquiry into a shady hotel deal just imploded live on air after the committee chair got accused of feeding questions to the witness and rushing the whole circus.
The Chair Under Fire
The Chair Under Fire
- Blantyre MP Noel Lipipa publicly accused chair Steven Baba Malondera of rushing the Amaryllis Hotel hearing.
- Lipipa claimed former chief of staff Prince Kapondamgaga appeared to have inside information from the committee.
- He suggested a neutral figure like the vice chair should have run the session for fairness.
- Malondera defended himself by saying other members complained about uneven questioning time.
- Lipipa kept venting until Malondera abruptly adjourned for in-house talks.
- Social media followers on the Parliament Facebook page backed Lipipa’s bias claims.
- Lawyer Alexious Kamingila called the whole proceedings a mockery and a charade online.
- Users noted Malondera’s background made his biased handling completely unsurprising.
