Four parliamentary committees are officially directed to “urgently probe the (state capture) allegations and report back to the National Assembly”. But if Tuesday’s home affairs committee is anything to go by, this approach may result in the fragmentation of a parliamentary response to state capture claims. MPs agreed it was important to deal with former home affairs minister, now Finance Minister, Malusi Gigaba’s role in how Gupta family members acquired citizenship, but so was the need to authenticate the ministerial letter, while questions were raised over what the committee was empowered to do. On Wednesday the public enterprises committee, which since late May has prepared for a broader ad hoc inquiry, must decide its next step. By MARIANNE MERTEN.