Jacob Zuma has responded to a damning report into the construction of his R246 million Nkandla homestead by the Public Protector, who found that Zuma had ”benefited unduly” from the construction of non-security features including a swimming pool, amphitheatre, kraal, cattle culvert and chicken run, and that he ought to pay back the money used in their construction.

So it was that JZ found himself on the campaign trail in Gugulethu this weekend, and he said the following:

I’ve done nothing wrong. Even if they look underneath a tree or a rock they won’t find anything against me. I’m not guilty.

Investigations have been done and they found nothing against me.

All I did was to build my father’s house and they are chasing after me for that. I’m from Nkandla, I will never leave that place. When I retire I will return there.

I never asked anyone [to help me with the upgrades]. I have wives and so I needed to extend my homestead to accommodate my large family. That is not a crime.

They say I’m corrupt and I built my house with taxpayers’ money … I never did that.

The [security officials] came to my house and said they wanted to remove the window… I fought with them . But they closed the window. I told them I spent 10 years on Robben Island and I want to have as much sunlight coming into the house.

Nice. Smooth move playing the “I didn’t know,” card.

[Source : TimesLive]