Gayton officially launches Joslin foundation, vows to help siblings

Gayton McKenzie has officially registered his foundation in Joslin Smith’s name, just days after the Western High Court delivered a guilty verdict on the missing girl’s mother, Kelly Smith.

The Minister of Sport, Art and Culture condemned the Saldanha Bay woman, who has been convicted of being the “mastermind” in her daughter’s disappearance.

He has vowed to financially assist her other minor children.

GAYTON MCKENZIE REGISTERS JOSLIN SMITH FOUNDATION

In a Facebook post, Gayton McKenzie weighed in on the verdict surrounding Joslin Smith’s trial against her mother and two co-accused, Jacquin “Boeta” Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn. The Western Cape High Court found the trio guilty of kidnapping and child trafficking.

Despite being accused of “interfering” and possibly “sabotaging” the case, the Minister has taken an active role in the search for Joslin. This includes his claims of befriending and “wining and dining” the girl’s mother, of which he claimed “had something to do with this case”.

He shared: “The moment you proved to South Africa that you are guilty was when you refused to testify and assist the court. There is no mother on earth who gets accused of selling her child. And that mother refused to tell her side of the story.

Gayton vowed that he had officially registered a foundation in Joslin Smith’s name. The NGO would assist the families of missing children around South Africa.

He also vowed to continue the search for the little girl, saying, “We will find Joslin, trust us.

“The foundation will donate money next week to secure the schooling of the brother and sister of Joslin. We waited for this case to be finalised. This was never politics for us.”

Of missing Joslin, he added: “The search is starting now South Africa”.

DONATING 100% OF HIS SALARY?

In July last year, Gayton McKenzie claimed that he was “in the final stages” of registering a foundation in Joslin Smith’s name.

A month earlier, Gayton revealed that he would donate “100%” of his salary to the foundation, which he would establish to raise awareness of missing children in the country.

In November, Gayton gave an update on Facebook. He shared: “The Joslin Smith Foundation does not yet exist because we want to make sure we get it right. And don’t just do it to please the members of other political parties who think this matter has anything to do with them. 

“It is a private, personal matter relating to my own funds. And what I choose to do with my own money.

“To rush into the creation of any foundation would be a mistake.”

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