Cape Town – The Patriotic Alliance (PA) has confirmed that Kenny Kunene remains its deputy president despite being suspended pending an internal investigation.
His suspension was prompted by his visit to the home of Katiso “KT” Molefe, a suspect in the murder of DJ Sumbody.
PA leader Gayton McKenzie took swift action to suspend Kunene, but PA spokesperson Steve Motale clarified that Kunene retains his senior party role, The Citizen reported.
“Kenny Kunene remains Deputy President of the PA,” the report quoted Motale as saying.
The party is currently handling the matter internally, while Kunene denies any wrongdoing and says his visit was related to his media work.
Kunene denies any wrongdoing, saying he was at Molefe’s house to assist with a media interview for his online publication.
Meawhile, Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero said over the weekend that the City of Johannesburg council no longer has jurisdiction over Kunene following his resignation.
Speaking during an interview with eNCA, Morero said that since Kunene is no longer a councillor, the matter falls outside the council’s authority and is now strictly a police and internal party issue.
“Council works quite differently. He has resigned as a counsellor, meaning he’s no longer part of council, and council, therefore does not have jurisdiction over him in terms of our own code of conduct as councillors,” the mayor said.
City of Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero says that there is nothing the Council can do regarding Patriotic Alliance’s Kenny Kunene’s conduct now that he has resigned. ‘It is now a police matter,’ he says. #SouthAfricaTonight #DStv403 #QuestionThinkAct pic.twitter.com/D1MeBqeGYg
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“It’s a matter for the police and his party to investigate the matter of his being in the place of the guy who is alleged to have been involved in criminal activity. So it’s not our matter, it’s a police matter, and it’s a matter of the party. He has given us a resignation, so the council has therefore officially released him as a councillor.”
He emphasised that the council has officially accepted Kunene’s resignation and cannot investigate his involvement in the case linked to DJ Sumbody’s murder.
Morero confirmed he received the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) letter demanding a full investigation into former MMC Kenny Kunene’s conduct, though he noted it likely arrived before Kunene’s resignation.
He said his office would respond formally and emphasised that the city is now working to appoint a new MMC for Transport.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
