The office of the Public Protector has issued a media statement to explain her no show before Parliament’s Justice and Correctional Services Portfolio Committee, earlier on Wednesday.
Committee Chairperson Mathole Motshekga says Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane sent a request to postpone the meeting late Tuesday afternoon citing a family emergency.
Committee members questioned the validity of the apology. They also questioned why a delegation was not sent to appear before the committee. However, Mkhwebane’s office says she felt that the issues under discussion required her personal responses.
Members of Parliament were supposed to be briefed on the Public Protector’s Rules and Policy. Another point on the committee’s agenda was a discussion on the request to institute an inquiry into Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office.
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