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 through 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 capturing on a Woodmead street after their automobile was shot at.
The arrest occurred on Monday, with Kunene current at Molefe’s dwelling, 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 dwelling earlier than the arrest day.
“Then there was an opportunity to interview Molefe and somebody that I know who knows Molefe, and then I arranged the interview. I then had to transport the journalist to Molefe’s home,” he informed eNCA.
He added he was shocked when the police raided Molefe’s dwelling and arrested him.
MCKENZIE BOLDLY DEFENDS KUNENE
Following this, on Tuesday, McKenzie introduced that Kunene has been positioned on thirty days of particular depart whereas the matter is investigated internally.
In a put up on X, McKenzie stated his imagine that Kunene had no direct hyperlink with Molefe, and they’re launching a probe.
“Firstly, I believe Kenny 100%. I can’t expect everyone to believe him, hence we are launching a full investigation to prove what we already know, which is that he is innocent. We will share the whole process and findings,” he stated.
He added, “Individuals are saying that I shouldn’t vouch for @Kenny_T_Kunene, however I
will vouch for him 1,000,000 occasions. 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 occasion has an obligation to deal with everybody the identical.”
