Leader of Opposition George Chaponda has today requested the Speaker’s office to facilitate a visit by the entire House to a warehouse in Kanengo in Lilongwe where the National Registration Bureau (NRB) is sorting out IDs.

Chaponda has also called for an inspection of servers at the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) by parliamentarians to obtain first hand information regarding allegations of election rigging.

Chaponda, who was given 48 hours to present evidence of rigging, explained to the House that it is impractical to physically bring the warehouse or the servers to Parliament, hence his request for a site visit.

He further argued that just as courts are permitted to visit crime scenes to gather evidence, Parliament should adopt a similar approach in this matter.

However, Second Deputy Speaker Aisha Adams has responded that Parliament has its own procedures for gathering evidence and therefore Chaponda must submit the evidence to the Speaker’s office as previously instructed.

Source:NPL