The DA has requested the Public Protector to probe Sport, Arts and Culture Minister and Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie for allegedly breaching the Executive Ethics Code.
The DA wants Public Protector Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka to launch investigation against Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie for allegedly breaching the Executive Ethics Code by operating a “jobs-for-pals” scheme and misappropriating nearly R110 million in public funds.
The party also wants McKenzie to be investigated over the controversial Fifa World Cup expenditure.
The party wants the office to investigate whether McKenzie has violated his oath of office as a Cabinet Minister, benefiting his insider circle and the Patriotic Alliance (PA) party.
DA spokesperson on Sport, Arts and Culture Leah Potgieter stated that a pattern is emerging from McKenzie’s tenure, where the Minister controls the criteria for appointing PA members and political associates, allocates public money to them, and subsequently evades, delays, and refuses to provide complete records when Parliament inquires.
