“The silence on the Amaryllis Hotel matter is an indication that as a society we are slowly embracing corruption as policy.” “The issue surrounding the Amaryllis Hotel concerns the hardworking public servants’ savings,” he said. In an emotional appeal, Chithyola Banda invoked religious language in calling for the money to be returned to the fund. “It is the prayer of every Malawian that those who partook on this money should vomit this money,” he said. He linked the scandal to a broader pattern of secrecy he said was undermining public trust in government, warning that transparency could not be applied selectively.