PAP votes in secret to 'bury' sexual harassment allegations against its president

Two weeks ago, MPs from all over the African continent — at least the ones that could be bothered to show up — arrived at the makeshift headquarters of the Pan African Parliament at a conference centre in Midrand, a nondescript commuter town that straddles the highway between Johannesburg and Pretoria.

These included allegations that he sexually harasses female staff members; he verbally threatens and bullies staff members; he routinely disregards AU rules and regulations; his method of administration is characterised by “favouritism” and “clientilism”; he is responsible for the breakdown in relations between the Parliament and the AU; and that he illegally swore in two MPs from Côte d’Ivoire.

He wanted to form an ad-hoc committee to meet staff to address the grievances, but insisted that he be allowed to lead the committee. In its wisdom, Parliament agreed that his involvement might be counterproductive. Instead, it asked a Kenyan senator and retired judge, Stewart Madzayo, to head the process, and excluded Nkodo altogether.

For example, Geoffrey Lungwangwa, an MP from Zambia, dismisses the report as “innuendoes, preconceptions, subjectivities, rumours, character assassinations, and so forth”, and argues that “the outcome of the findings are really for internal consumption”. Monty Marie Claire Jeanne, an MP from Mauritius, begins her submission by saying that she is proud of Nkodo, and that “it is a matter for the Pan African parliamentarians to handle, because this is between us and it must not be made public”.

Masele could not be reached for comment, but said on Twitter: “Mr President, I think we do not have a common value system. [Pan African Parliament] has a moral responsibility to ensure we protect the rights of women against sexual harassment in working place [sic].”

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