'KUNENE MUST RESIGN'

THE Democratic Alliance (DA) in Johannesburg has called on City of Johannesburg’s MMC for Transport, Kenny Kunene to resign.

This after reports that the Patriotic Alliance member was found at the home of alleged mastermind of DJ Sumbody’s murder, Katiso “KT” Molefe, as cops rocked up to arrest the Sandton businessman on Monday.

News24 reported that Kunene was questioned by police on what he was doing at the scene, and he reportedly insisted that he had joined a reporter from his media company.

However, DA Johannesburg caucus leader Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku said the revelations were damning for Kunene.

She said: “Criminality and underworld links seem to be entrenched in the Patriotic Alliance as their Johannesburg leader was found at the home of a suspected murderer during his arrest.

“Kunene’s role as MMC for Transport is absolutely untenable. [We] call for Kunene’s immediate resignation. And if he will not resign, Mayor Dada Morero must fire him.”

She said the explanation given by Kunene as to what he was doing at the house is “laughable” and must be rejected.

Kayser-Echeozonjoku said: “No, Kenny, you were not at a murder suspect’s house to ‘drive a journalist there’. The Patriotic Alliance shows… it is a selfish, underworld organisation...”