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DA parliamentary leader, Lindiwe Mazibuko, says parliament has thrown out her questions to president Jacob Zuma on how much he will be personally contributing to the revamp of his Nkandla.
She says she has since re-submitted the question after it was removed from the
list by Parliament's questions office.
"The argument that has been employed by the question's office that the question strayed into President Zuma's private life I believe is countered by the precedent that questions can be asked to a member of the executive on a statement they have made," she said.
"My question, as submitted, clearly referenced the statement voluntarily made by the President at the New Age Business Briefing on Friday, 11 October 2012, where he announced that he would be covering the bulk of the expenses himself," Mazibuko added.
She says its "essential that Parliament performs its constitutional obligation to hold the executive to account to the best of its ability. South Africans want answers on the Nkandlagate scandal, and as Members of Parliament we must use all mechanisms, including questions, to get these answers."
Mazibuko says "the DA will not stop fighting until we get to the bottom of this scandal and President Zuma is made to answer for why state money is being used to benefit himself personally."
