Patriotic Alliance chief Gayton McKenzie has defended his deputy, Kenny Kunene, amid controversy over alleged ties to a mastermind in DJ Sumbody’s homicide case.
This follows Kunene’s presence throughout the arrest of Katiso ‘KT’ Molefe, a suspect in DJ Sumbody’s homicide investigation.
MCKENZIE SUSPENDS KENNY KUNENE OVER ALLEGED LINK TO DJ SUMBODY MURDER SUSPECT
Molefe was arrested for his alleged position within the killing of amapiano star Oupa “DJ Sumbody” Sefoka in November 2022. DJ Sumbody and his bodyguard died in a drive-by taking pictures on a Woodmead street after their car was shot at.
The arrest occurred on Monday, with Kunene current at Molefe’s residence, elevating questions on their relationship and potential associations. Kunene insisted he was solely there to help journalists with a scheduled interview at Molefe’s home.
He defined that his contact had helped the journalist safe an interview with Molefe and had accompanied them there. Kunene maintains he doesn’t have Molefe’s contact particulars and had by no means visited the suspect’s residence earlier than the arrest day.
“Then there was a chance to interview Molefe and any person that I do know who is aware of Molefe, after which I organized the interview. I then needed to transport the journalist to Molefe’s residence,” he advised eNCA.
He added he was shocked when the police raided Molefe’s residence and arrested him.
MCKENZIE BOLDLY DEFENDS KUNENE
Following this, on Tuesday, McKenzie introduced that Kunene has been positioned on thirty days of particular go away whereas the matter is investigated internally.
In a publish on X, McKenzie stated his imagine that Kunene had no direct hyperlink with Molefe, and they’re launching a probe.
“Firstly, I imagine Kenny 100%. I can’t count on everybody to imagine him, therefore we’re launching a full investigation to show what we already know, which is that he’s harmless. We’ll share the entire course of and findings,” he stated.
He added, “Individuals are saying that I shouldn’t vouch for @Kenny_T_Kunene, however Iwill vouch for him one million instances. I do know this man. He’s a socialite, and his solely crime is the accessibility of everybody to him. I imagine his model. The get together has an obligation to deal with everybody the identical.”
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