Gayton suspends Kunene

PATRIOTIC Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie has suspended his deputy Kenny Kunene. 

Kunene hit the headlines when his presence at the Sandton home of a businessman Katiso “KT” Molefe - a suspect in the murder of DJ Sumbody - got mense’s tonge klapping.

Kunene was found at the home of Molefe on Monday when police came to arrest the businessman in connection with the brutal killing of Oupa “DJ Sumbody” Sefoka.

Sefoka was gunned down in November 2022 in Woodmead, Johannesburg. The shooting also resulted in the death of another person, and a third person was left injured.

In a live broadcast on social media on Tuesday, McKenzie announced that he would also write to the Johannesburg Council informing them that he would remove Kunene as the MMC for Transport to allow the investigations to continue without any delay.

He said during the stream: “Kenny Kunene will be investigated and I'm gonna tell you who's gonna investigate him, lawyers of good character. 

“While he's being investigated I'm going to remove him from being an MMC, I am going to write to them.

“I'm also going to tell him to stand back from politics for one month until the investigation is done. That's the hardest thing I've ever had to do in my life, it is the hardest thing to act against Kunene.

On Tuesday, Kunene confirmed that he was at Molefe’s house when police arrived but claimed that he had accompanied a journalist from his media company.

McKenzie said “I believe Kenny 100 percent. 

“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.”