KZN police respond to Senona claims he was kicked out of office by Mkhwanazi

KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) police have responded to claims by the province’s Hawks head, Major General Lesetja Senona, who said he has been kicked out of his office on the instruction of KZN police head Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.

Senona, who recently concluded his testimony at the Madlanga Commission probing infiltration and political interference into the South African Police Service (SAPS) and law enforcement, said he feels threatened and that his safety is compromised.

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In a letter by his lawyers, Senona also alleges that he was followed to his house by SAPS vehicles from the province.

But KZN authorities said this is far from the truth.

While Senona said his safety has been compromised after his gadgets were allegedly confiscated by police on the instructions of Mkhwanazi, the KZN police head has responded to the claims with a different version of the events.

Mkhwanazi said Senona broke protocol and entered the SAPS KZN head office building without signing the register on a weekend, something very strange for a senior police officer.

Spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda explained: “The unusual events of Major General Senona coming to work on a Saturday, the parking of his vehicle on the street and not at his parking bay inside the building, the unusual in-the-car meeting on the street with a colonel, and the failure to sign the mandatory register raised security concerns.”

Netshiunda said the security team decided to inform Mkhwanazi, who then instructed them to question Senona’s presence at the office.

Police said Senona wanted to take documents and his State-issued computer but was ordered to leave them behind and take only his phone.