Former Eskom chief executive Matshela Koko took to radio on Monday to once again deny allegations he used his position to aid the controversial Gupta family in capturing the embattled power utility.
During an interview on Radio 702 with Eusebius McKaiser, Koko said he would never be caught for committing any impropriety during his time at the helm of Eskom. Koko added that he was “a victim”, saying his former colleagues had turned on him in an effort to deflect allegations made against them.Allegations of corruption at Eskom have been the subject of a parliamentary inquiry, a treasury investigation and are currently being examined before the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture.
Mabuza alleged that Koko began leaking confidential documents to the email address on his first day back from suspension in July 2015 “to demonstrate what business opportunities exist at Eskom” to Essa and to open doors for Gupta-linked companies to do business with the power utility.Koko has previously denied allegations he disseminated the internal Eskom documents to a third party.
During the interview on Monday, Koko reiterated this position. “I have never communicated with Salim Essa on any of his emails. I have never …“I never talked to Salim Essa. I talked to the chairman of Eskom,” he said. He conceded that Eskom is in “big big trouble”, but added: “Since 2002 Eskom has been declining. It did not start declining in 2015 and 2016.”
Meanwhile further allegations of corruption emerged against Koko in a damning Sunday Times newspaper report.
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