Eastern Cape Cooperative Governance MEC, Fikile Xasa, has asked National Treasury to conduct a forensic investigation into the Great Kei Municipality.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Eastern Cape Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs said that MEC Xasa's flows from his second visit to the Great Kei Municipality which, in the recent past, had protests in the recent past from the local community demanding better services.
Residents also presented a petition containing grievances and allegations of corruption Xasa.
"The forensic investigation will focus on unfinished projects in the area. For the investigation to succeed and yield the desired results, I encourage members of the community to come forward with evidence of wrong doing to back up their allegations," said MEC Xasa.
The unfinished projects include Komga, Kweletha, and Chintsa sport fields, Chintsa and Happy Valley Community Halls, toilets and houses in Zone 10.
During the question and answer session, members of the community welcomed the investigation.
Xasa also said that he had concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Special Investigative Unit (SIU) to conduct investigations in Great Kei and other municipalities in the Eastern Cape.
However, during his visit to the Komga area recently MEC Xasa conducted a walkabout of the area through bad roads and also came across some damp houses due to overflowing sewerage water when people flush their toilets.
"Houses have been built in what appears to be a wetland hence the area is waterlogged consistently. Families live in unbearable and hazardous conditions at a great cost to their lives. The situation requires immediate attention," said MEC Xasa.
MEC Xasa said in the context of Operation Masiphathisane officials from COGTA and the Office of the Premier will come up with a plan to establish War Rooms in the municipal area.
"We need integrated solutions to all the challenges to make the desired impact and create a better Great Kei community," he said.
