DA demands clarity on Mokonyane’s murky water affairs
8 September 2016
The DA has requested that Minister Nomvula Mokonyane urgently appear before the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation to brief them about the current state of her Department, and answer urgent questions regarding alleged gross misconduct on her part relating to the Lesotho Highlands Project.
Having raised the request in the meeting of the Portfolio Committee yesterday, I have written to the Chairperson of the Committee with a formal request. I await a response.
Earlier this year, the Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela, launched an investigation into the Department’s so-called “Watergate”, after reports surfaced of alleged political interference by Mokonyane in the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. The DA subsequently requested Madonsela to expand her investigation into all major tenders since Mokonyane was appointed by President Zuma as Minister of Water and Sanitation.
The DA, by way of a parliamentary question, recently inquired about details surrounding the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, but the response revealed that information would only be made public once the Public Protector’s investigation was finalised.