Matshela Koko says Eskom has failed to prove he is guilty
His hearings have been described by analysts as a farce, with some key witnesses declining to give evidence
Eskom has failed to bring any substantial evidence to support charges against its suspended acting CEO and former head of generation‚ Matshela Koko. This is according to Koko’s own closing submissions filed to the chairman of the hearing on Monday. He reiterated that he was not guilty. Koko relied heavily on two documents, one a memo he drafted and presented to former CEO Brian Molefe and another‚ an e-form he printed out and handed to former board chairman Dr Ben Ngubane. In the latter‚ he detailed the issues surrounding the possible conflict of interest arising from his stepdaughter Koketso Choma’s directorship and shareholding in Impulse International. In March this year‚ the Sunday Times revealed that Impulse was awarded a string of contracts worth nearly R1bn while Koko was acting CEO. But Koko has submitted that Eskom could produce no evidence at the hearing or during forensic investigations that he had any influence over the awarding of the contracts. Koko was charged with‚ a...
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