Concerned Civil Servants on Contributory Pension Scheme have called for the dissolution of the Public Service Pension Trust Fund board following revelations on the controversial purchase of Amaryllis Hotel in Blantyre.

Led by chairperson Gerald Chirombo, who has worked in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology for 19 years, the 3 000-strong group is also demanding that the K90 billion paid for the transaction so far be paid back within five days.

The hotel whose controversial sale necessitated an inquiry. I Nation

Reads their letter: “That, you pay back the money within five days from the day this letter is received and name all individuals who also benefitted from the maladministration.

“We cannot continue providing our services to a nation that massages thieves. That, all board of trustees who benefitted from this be arrested and answer charges while in custody. We cannot continue massaging thieves in this country.”

The group has further faulted he Civil Servants Trade Union (CSTU) for allegedly sleeping on duty, as the deal was happening under their watch.

There was no response from the Fund’s board chairperson Chizaso Nyirongo and spokesperson Yamikani Sekeni.

However, CSTU president Lameck Magawa disowned the group, saying their members know the procedure to follow when raising issues.

In a February 28 2026 statement, the union condemned the purchase and called on the board to instantly halt the process until all stakeholders including civil servants are engaged and all concerns addressed accordingly.

President Peter Mutharika on Saturday said he was closely monitoring the ongoing inquiry by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament into the controversial K128.7 billion hotel deal.

He said PAC has his full support.

The transaction has attracted debate on how the price escalated from an initial market value of K47 billion by Knight Frank as at July 13 2023 to K128 billion last November.