He represented the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in the National Assembly from 1994 to 2004, and during that time he chaired the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises from 1994 to 1999.
[4] In January 2001, the Mail & Guardian reported that Msomi, while chair of the public enterprises committee, had leaked confidential government information to Dato Samsudin, a Malaysian businessman with various South African interests, including in SMG Holdings and New Republic Bank.
[6] In July 2001, the Star reported that Msomi was among 30 politicians who had received discounts on luxury vehicles from a private company, Daimler-Benz Aerospace.
[13] In 2007, Patricia de Lille of the Independent Democrats revived the saga when she announced that she had laid criminal charges against Msomi and the other politicians who had received discounted vehicles.
Richard Calland said it was clear that, due to parliamentary ethics investigations, he had been "prompted to fall on his sword" and withdraw from the IFP's party list.