Nkandla issue fudged

31 July 2015 - 02:36 By Kiekie Mboweni, Nkowankowa

The submissions by ministers of police and public works to the ad hoc committee on Nkandla basically verify the public protector's findings. How would a senior superintendent benefit by "name-dropping" the president when the only person who stood to benefit was the owner of the house and his family?The public protector has consistently noted that the president and his family "unduly" benefited from the upgrades at his home.It is not a question of whether he knew what was going on or not, President Jacob Zuma got more than he was entitled to.There are two separate issues at stake.Those who inflated prices should be dealt with and those that benefited materially must pay for upgrades that went beyond providing security.Many in the ad hoc committee have accused the public protector of using misleading terminology in her report . Would it not make more sense if she was called before the committee, like the aforementioned ministers, so she can defend herself and explain her findings? ..

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