Kempton Park CPF forced to start new Facebook page

THE Kempton CPF has started a new Facebook page, separate from the original one owned by former chairperson Amanda Green.

Following months of uncertainty about to whom the group belongs and whether Green would hand over the admin to the new Exco, the new Kempton CPF chairperson, Luthando Lubando, confirmed they have started a new group.

“The Exco did try and initiate a handover process but Green indicated that it was her own initiative and hard work that started the group in the first place, and that the group has the numbers it has today because of all her hard work. And that is why we took it upon ourselves to start the new page in order for us to stay in touch with the community we are trying to service,” Lubando said.

According to Lubando, the previous group will still be run by Green under the banner of her company.

“Unfortunately the name won’t change because the group has more than 10 000 members and therefore the name cannot be changed by the owner (Green). I have, however, requested Amanda to indicate on the description of her group that this will be her companies group going forward,” he said.

Lubando indicated that Green “is still very much part of the Kempton Park CPF” and was elected as an additional member for Sector 2.

“We would like to emphasise that we will be using the Facebook page to inform and stay in touch with our community members as one of our key mandates is to try and bridge the transparency and communication gap between the community and SAPS / EMPD,” he added.

The new group is called “Kempton Park Community Police Forum – KPCPF” and here is the direct link to the page: https://www.facebook.com/#!/kemptonparkcpf)

The group will not be a closed group like Green’s but has been opened up to all who are interested in the official Kempton Park CPF activities. The new page also has the official Kempton Park CPF logo.