Mr Sakhumzi Stoffels Somyo

National Assembly

Formerly: Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature

ssomyo@parliament.gov.za mmothumi@parliament.gov.za

About Sakhumzi Stoffels Somyo

Mr Somyo was born in 1960. He previously served in the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature as a member of the following committees: Corporate Governance and Traditional Affairs; Public Works; and Health (2011-2017).

2020 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 10 meetings out of 10

2019 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 30 meetings out of 30

Attendance records reflect Committee not Plenary Attendance
Minister/Deputy Minister attendance is not compulsory.
MP attendance is compulsory unless an apology is given
MPs are recorded as absent whether they have, or have not submitted apologies.
This is not the official committee attendance record of Parliament.
Plenary Attendance is not made public by Parliament although it has been requested.

Recent meetings attended

Public Accounts (SCOPA) — SAPS 2018/19 deviations, expansions, irregular, fruitless & wasteful expenditure: hearing — 17 Mar 2020
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — Non-Tabling of Annual Report: Department of Water and Sanitation — 11 Mar 2020
Standing Committee on Auditor General — Threats of violence against AGSA staff at municipalities: progress report — 6 Mar 2020
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — ESKOM Update on SCOPA recommendations on oversight — 4 Mar 2020
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — Inter-Ministerial Task Team & stakeholders on Eskom debt; with COGTA Minister — 4 Mar 2020

All meetings attended

DISCLAIMER: This information has been obtained via the Parliamentary Monitoring Group. PMG makes every effort to compile reliable and comprehensive information, but does not claim that the data is 100% accurate and complete.

Currently

Chairperson at Standing Committee on Auditor General (National Assembly Committees) since 2nd July 2019
Member at Standing Committee on Auditor General (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at Standing Committee on Public Accounts (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)

Formerly

5th Candidate at African National Congress Regional Eastern Cape Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature) from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at Health (Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature Committee) until 7th May 2019
Member at Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs (Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature Committee) until 7th May 2019
Member at Public Accounts (SCOPA) (Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature Committee) until 7th May 2019
Member at Health (Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature Committee) until 7th May 2019
Member at Public Works (Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature Committee) until 7th May 2019
Member-elect at Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
5th Candidate at African National Congress Provincial Eastern Cape Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

Committee appearances

SAA outstanding matters: update 19 Feb 2020

Mr S Somyo (ANC) was guided by the presentation made that was based on the Companies Act. When the Minister’s team applied on the basis of section 150 that the business rescue practitioner sought to develop a plan that had to be published. His basic interest was in seeing ...
ESKOM Update on SCOPA recommendations following oversight visit 18 Feb 2020

Mr S Somyo (ANC) agreed that the board was wrong and its absence was unacceptable. The oversight visit had ended with a meeting with the board and so the board was part of the oversight visit. The board remained accountable. It was not acceptable that the board was not at ...
PRASA financial management and regression: follow-up meeting with Minister & Department of Transport 5 Feb 2020

Mr S Somyo (ANC) appreciated the presentation generally but he was concerned about the appointment of the Administrator for only one year. The Administrator had spoken of restructuring of the capex budget, probably for liquidity purposes. In the nature of things, where would that take him as he was robbing ...
Department of Public Works on plan to address ESKOM debt, with Minister 4 Feb 2020

Mr S Somyo (ANC) said the problem which DPWI is facing is a huge one and if they continue in this vein the bank overdraft will get to a point where Public Works cannot handle it. Also it is important to look at the types of communities where services are ...
Threats and intimidation against auditors during recent MFMA audits: AGSA briefing 4 Dec 2019

The Chairperson stated that the Auditor-General would be giving a report on incidences of intimidation, bribery and violence that had caused instability during the recent municipal audit process. In Nelson Mandela Bay, the audit team had to leave because they were afraid of the atmosphere of violence, especially when SMMEs ...

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