After two years of investigation our
public protector Ms Thuli Madonsela gave the country a 450 pages long report
'Secure in Comfort' on our president Mr Jacob Zuma's homestead security
upgrades in KwaZulu Natal.
Mr Zuma's costs for the security
upgrade was supposed to be R27million initially which later expanded to R246
million after the Department of Public works appointed Minenhle Makhanya as the
president's private architect, who apparently went for expensive options
instead of the more affordable ones. Mail and Guardian brought it to their
attention in 2009 that the cost of the homestead security upgrade was exceeding
the budget but the spending increased after that to the amount which it
currently is. Mr President had initially told the country that his family paid
for all the houses they have which was later proven otherwise but the Public
Protector's report. The president was requested to pay back the money used for
the non-security upgrades which included a visitor's
center,amphitheartre,swimming pool, cattle kraal, culvert and extensive
Pavement.
Mr Zuma's response to the report was
that the police minister Nathi Nhleko needs to determine if he should pay back
the R246millio spent on his homestead and that was it, he then later blamed his
architect Minenhle Makhanya for the overcosts
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It’s only fair that the President pays back the money
because it was proven in the report that he went over his budget by more than a
hundred million. He and together with his ministry should have acted on the
matter when it was brought to their attention but they just turned a blind eye
on it. It’s a very disgusting scum because the architect was also paid more
than he was supposed to. This issue could’ve been resolved from the word go
only if our president could’ve accepted to the matter and promised to back
every cent.
It just proves how corrupt our government is and just how
the president has an upper hand above all of us, I mean, no legal steps had
been taken against him and above all, he shows no remorse. And because saga our
house of parliament is turning into a circus all because of one man who we supposed
to be looking up on. That’s a lot of money that could’ve been put to good use,
it could’ve bought textbooks for learners in Limpopo, could’ve built a
university for learners who have passed matric and has no space in tertiary institutions,
could’ve fed the hungry people in Giyani and people wouldn’t have to pay for
e-tolls. The old man should just pay back our millions.
