Busi blames Thuli for not coming to her aid on political pressure
Busisiwe Mkhhwebane said it was a shame and disappointing that Thuli Madonsela chose not to support the embattled Public Protector’s claims about the tremendous amount of political pressure she has endured as the Chapter 9 institution’s head by powerful ministers in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet.
"I was disappointed because I thought she would speak sense to some of the members of the committee and inform them that it is not easy doing this kind of work. You are second-guessed, you are insulted, and it is as if you are going around looking to find people guilty," added Mkhwebane. MPs appointed to the hearing heeded Mkhwebane’s request to subpoena Madonsela after it was agreed that her evidence would shed light on several operational issues and investigations started by her but never concluded as her term of office ended.
"I thought she would also come to my rescue, but it is as if you wanted to embarrass her. I think people took it as if we are in a fight. Sometimes, it was more of not being cooperative, but we were trying to show that whatever was happening to her is still happening to this day," she said. Mkhwebane added that the appeal was an effort by Ramaphosa and the DA to suppress her office from following up on the African Transformation Movement’s complaint that resulted in the beastly list of 31 questions sent by the Public Protector to the head of state to answer allegations that he stashed millions in undeclared foreign currency at his now infamous Phala Phala game farm.
Mkhwebane told MPs that she initiated a Public Protector’s investigation into allegations of wrongdoing by Ramaphosa after"a complaint was lodged"."That complaint was unique because not any member of the public can lodge a complaint against the president in terms of the EMEA. The matter was lodged by the ATM in June last year," she said.
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