…..Attorney General (AG) Nyirenda shined the meeting
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-After holding journalists for hours at the parliament building waiting for Attorney General (AG) Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda to appear before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)’s public inquiry on Eastbridge saying the committee could not continue with the probe.
Addressing the media on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, PAC Chairperson Mark Bottomani said the committee sent a letter to all relevant stakeholders including the AG office, Malawi Law Society (MLS), PPDA, and Ministry of Finance.
Botomani said the stakeholders mentioned brought documents that made them cancel the public inquiry.
He disclosed that after scrutinising documents there was nothing to count on.
Botomani further said the committee learned that the sovereign guarantee which was made by the Ministry of Finance was withdrawn.
The committee decided staying at the parliament building for hours waiting for AG Nyirenda.
In an interview with the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Chairperson, Sammer Suleiman who has been advocating the public inquiry said he could not say more on the inquiry cancellation arguing that some truth in the matter has been suppressed.
“I can’t say much but I see some truth being depressed here,” said Suleiman.
Minister of Agriculture Sam Kawale last month announced the cancellation of the East Bridge fertilizer fake deal.
