Julius Malema Sentencing: Gayton McKenzie Breaks Silence: “Prison Is Tough”
- Patriotic Alliance president Gayton McKenzie has responded after Economic Freedom Fighters president Julius Malema was sentenced
- Malema is facing prison time after he was given five years' imprisonment for discharging a firearm into the public
- McKenzie said that he would not comment and offered his compassion to the Red Berets leader
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GAUTENG—Patriotic Alliance president Gayton McKenzie has broken his silence after the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) president, Julius Malema, was sentenced to five years' imprisonment on 16 April 2026.
McKenzie shared his feelings on his @GaytonMcK X account. McKenzie said that he would not comment on his sentencing except that he would pray for him. He shared his compassion and said that prison was tougher on families.

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