Musician Kanene Denied Bail

The Supreme Court has thrown out a bail application pending appeal by Musician General Kanene.

Supreme Court Judge Albert Wood ruled that the appeal case will be heard in less than two years and there is no possibility that Clifford Dimba alias General Kanene would have completed his 18 year jail sentence for defilement.

Judge Wood has ruled that Kanene will remain in custody until when his case comes up for hearing next year.

General Kanene’s lawyer Treshford Chali has however disclosed that he will appeal against the ruling before a full bench of the Supreme Court.

“What was happening today was the bail hearing application to a single Judge but he has denied it. So the option we have is to make the same application to a full Supreme Court bench,” he said.

General Kanene was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for defilement by the High Court this year.

And Mr. Chali has refuted reports that his client is on hunger strike.

“These reports that Kanene collapsed and he is not eating are not true. My client is in high spirit and he is coping very well,” Mr Chali said.