McKenzie’s party rallied around him to bring big changes to the region, but his opponents are not convinced of his intentions. The charismatic leader has a few months remaining before he’s set to resign from his post to concentrate on his 2024 presidential campaign.
The region is one of the poorest in the country, agued by service delivery issues, unemployment and poverty. “Very inspiring and he’s a man of his word. That’s the reason why I support him so much because he has done so many things for the communities,” says a supporter.However, he has faced some harsh criticism. From his tough stance on illegal foreign nationals, to flouting municipal processes and more recently, reports of shoddy work on the new toilets and raw sewage leaks, the opposition has been quick to point out his flaws.
“The issue is, have the proper processes been followed when the fundraiser was held.?The Municipal Financial Management Act with its regulations states that no political office bearer has the authority to raise funds and even open a trust account for those funds. The other thing is the municipality should have a primary account, where the money is deposited and not a separate bank account.
McKenzie’s reign has not been without controversy. He has aligned himself with another controversial figure in the Central Karoo – the former mayor of Beaufort West, Truman Prince.
Patriotic Alliance under the leadership of Gayton McKenzie exposed the ANC government agenda of intentionally neglecting the citizens of this country
Relatively speaking GaytonMcK delivered more in his municipal district than the MYANC delivered in 🇿🇦 …🥱🥱🥱
Wow he did a lot.
He did & still to do more other than 🤡
Point of correction... GaytonMcK did delivered a new life to the people of Karoo. There's evidence to back it up. GaytonMcK doesn't make promises. He delivers.