Police have arrested United Democratic Front (UDF) Member of Parliament for Machinga constituency Shaibu Jones Kaliati for allegedly having sex with an underage girl at Anne’s Lodge in Lilongwe.

The arrest comes barely hours after FaceofMalawi carried out the story.

UDF MP Liliani Patel and the Police in Lilongwe have confirmed of the development in an interview with the press, saying Kaliati is being kept at Lingazi Police Station.

Kaliati was spotted at the hotel by unknown people who tipped the mother of the girl Emily Chinthu Banda MP who rushed to the scene and found the MP with the girl but already abused sexually.

The girl is a student at Bambino Private School in the capital Lilongwe.

Meanwhile the Legal Affairs Committee has demanded for Justice on the matter, saying its disgrace to the August House.