Speaker of the National Assembly Catherine Gotani Hara has ordered Parliament Secretariat to check members physically present in the house and those on zoom inorder to find out who is absent.
This comes after there has been an observation that there are vacant seats on the opposition DPP bench as most of its members including the leadership are not present.
Hara has also told the house that necessary actions will be taken against those not present in the house saying members are called to parliament to represent Malawians.
She says it is sad that MPs on the DPP bench continue to be absent.
Last week, the Speaker also warned the DPP leadership on the same when she asked leader of the house to talk to opposition members.
Today, leader of opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa is not in the house including some top DPP members