Embattled former SPC Colleen Zamba dodges Parley on Amaryllis Hotel purchase probe: But where is she exactly?

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The embattled former former Secretary to President and Cabinet Colleen Zamba has again failed to appear appear before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday, March 30, 2026 in the ongoing Amaryllis Hotel purchase inquiry.

PAC chairperson Steven Malondera told the committee that Zamba lawyer George Jivason Kadzipatike communicated to Parliament that the former SPC could not appear before the chamber she remains outside the country receiving medical treatment.

According to Malondera, the letter summoning Zamba only reached her on March 25, 2026, while she was already outside the country.

In the latter, PAC required her to submit certain documents by March 27, 2026.

But in a letter dated March 26, 2026, addressed to the Clerk of Parliament, Zamba was unable to comply.

“Our client is currently attending to medical treatment outside the country and she is therefore neither able to appear before the Public Accounts Committee on 30th March, 2026 nor to provide documentation within such a short period,” Kadzipatike wrote.

Kadzipatike said Zamba’s return depends on how her treatment progresses.

“We are not sure when she will be back because it depends on how the treatment goes,” he said.

He added that Zamba remains committed to appearing before the committee and will arrange for a mutually acceptable date once she returns.

But Malondera told the committee that there is no medical report from Zamba legal team to support the claims.

PAC chairperson therefore assured the nation will conclude the probe in the best interests of Malawians and that “Will not buy Zamba’s excuse on probe”.

But where is Zamba?

Unverified information told this publication that Zamba has relocated to South Africa and that will not return soon unless the country’s laws are enforced to expedite her to Malawi.

This publication will give more details on Zamba’s whereabouts.

The former SPC is answering numerous charges including abuse of power, office while serving former President Lazarus Chakwera.