Minister of Youth Richard Chimwendo Banda called a meeting for a few selected MCP gurus in Lilongwe last night where he is positioning himself for the position of Speaker of the National Assembly, we can reveal.

Chimwendo told the meeting that they should ‘fight hard’ to remove Vice President Saulos Chilima from his position following his arrest and charges over Zuneth Sattar corruption allegations.

Chimwendo told the meeting that if that plan works, then current Speaker Catherine Gotani Hara will be appointed Vice President and himself will be the Speaker of Parliament.

We will bring you full details of the story as it unfolds.