Mutodi Removed as Budget Chair

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Parliament removed Bikita South MP Energy Mutodi as chair of the Portfolio Committee on Budget, Finance and Investment Promotion after he alleged that Finance Ministry Secretary George Guvamatanga demanded kickbacks from ministries and contractors. Guvamatanga denied the claims, and Mutodi later retracted them and apologised. Speaker Jacob Mudenda confirmed the removal under Standing Order No. 19. Former finance minister Tendai Biti called the action unconstitutional, citing MPs’ constitutional right to hold the executive accountable.