McKenzie dismisses Jermaine Prim allegations as ‘categorically false’

Minister Gayton McKenzie. Picture: Gallo Images / Die Burger/ Jaco Marais It is proving to be a testing time for Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie as allegations against him pile up. Just last week, ActionSA MP Dereleen James filed criminal charges against McKenzie, accusing him of threatening her during a Facebook Live broadcast.

This after aletter presentedbefore parliament’s ad hoc committee linked McKenzie to drug cartels. Prim claims to have met McKenzie through a mutual friend in 2012, and again in 2020 following the death of 16-year-old Nathaniel Julies, who was shot dead by police. Prim further claimed McKenzie owed him “quite a bit of money”, which led to their fallout. However, McKenzie has denied the allegations, saying he has never met Prim in person.