THE Democratic Alliance DA has called for an urgent investigation into contracts awarded by Kenny Kunene.
His resignation as a Proportional Representation (PR) councillor and MMC for Transport in the City of Johannesburg comes amid mounting public and political pressure, following revelations of his alleged association with a suspected member of a murder syndicate, a link now under internal investigation by the Patriotic Alliance (PA).
Shortly after Kunene’s resignation, the DA gave Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero 7 days to launch a full probe into all JRA contracts, the Lilian Ngoyi Street repairs, and procurement processes at the Metropolitan Trading Company (MTC).
DA Councillor Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku said that Kunene had direct political oversight of these processes, organisations, and projects.
She added that if Mayor Morero fails to respond within 7 days, the DA will escalate the matter using all available avenues to expose alleged irregularities at the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) and the Metropolitan Trading Company (MTC).
“Should the Executive Mayor fail to respond to the DA within 7 days, the DA will use all avenues at our disposal, including approaching law enforcement with the information available to us, to hold the Executive Mayor as Shareholder representative himself, responsible for the alleged irregularities at JRA and MTC.”
