PAC Chair Files Complaint Alleging Malawi ACB Acting Chief Tried To Sway Amaryllis Inquiry

Overview

• Steven Baba Malondera, who leads parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, filed a seven‑page complaint Wednesday accusing acting ACB boss Gabriel Chembezi of interference as online calls grow for him to step aside and the bureau gives no response.
• The filing says Chembezi first reached out on March 10 via WhatsApp and later met at Africa House in Lilongwe to ask the committee to “clear” him so he could be confirmed as ACB director.
• The complaint details a March 30 visit to Malondera’s home where Chembezi allegedly showed active case files on named politicians and offered help, even fuel for Malondera’s car, in exchange for a favorable outcome.
• After direct talks failed, an intermediary named Alexius Kamangila allegedly phoned on April 3, pressed for a clean bill, threatened Malondera’s reputation, and sought access to a draft PAC report.
• The Amaryllis case under review involves a public pension fund’s $74.4 million hotel purchase that independent valuations put far lower, a gap that could hit workers’ retirement savings and that prompted PAC to extend its inquiry.