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We keep asking who the cartels are in Kenya and why they remain nameless and faceless. The media has always spotlighted the issues and gone ahead to name them. Here are a few reminders
The US named a good number of them:
nation.co.ke/news/politics/…
The Obama govt froze their assets
forbes.com/sites/mfonobon…
Others are involved in Land deals

nation.co.ke/news/How-land-…
Charcoal and sugar smuggling in Somalia. The charcoal trade has led to the destruction of forests and water towers in the country leading to encroaching desertification, rainfall unreliability and food shortages
jfjustice.net/userfiles/file…
Here's how cartel behavior in the pharmaceutical space affects the drugs and medication that we sorely need
nation.co.ke/news/1056-2877…
Even as we fight FGM, there are people that have come up with "FGM Tourism Packages"
awcfs.org/index.php/cont…
The government's reluctance to provide basic services to low income neighborhoods means that the bad guys step in to do so at a very high cost
nation.co.ke/news/Nairobi-s…
We know who these people are
reliefweb.int/report/kenya/k…
Even the head of the anti-corruption commission EACC has been involved
nation.co.ke/news/EACC-boss…
The OAG recently reminded us that Mafya House actually occurred and that the amount unaccounted for has risen to 11 billion
the-star.co.ke/news/2016/10/2…
NYS involved 28 banks, 6.3 billion
standardmedia.co.ke/article/200022…
And the chief perpetrator not only got elected into even more an even influential position but even named co-conspirators
the-star.co.ke/news/2016/11/0…
23 of those NYS suspects were yesterday set free for lack of adequate evidence. The state chose to sandbag the case....
the-star.co.ke/news/2018/03/0…
Remember Ben Gethi? He of "I only received 500M from NYS" fame?
citizentv.co.ke/news/i-receive…
The biggest of them all goes by the stylish moniker, James Bond. The next time you tell me that cartels are nameless and faceless, please remember this - The walk amongst us, we celebrate them, we adore them, we defend them.
nation.co.ke/news/State-cap…
Kenya Power is probably the most atrocious case of public theft in Kenya's history.
Samuel Gichuru, a former CEO of the company is said to have amassed 100 billion over the time he was at the helm. A divorce case blew his whole facade apart
nation.co.ke/news/Inside-Gi…
It's safe to assume that a majority of independent power providers in the country are tied to deals that would not stand scrutiny if put under the microscope
Here's how Samuel Gichuru structured his payoffs
businessdailyafrica.com/news/Gichuru--…
It's no surprise that Deloitte was involved in helping Gichuru put together his looting machine back in 1981. These complex mechanisms require the best minds in the business.
samrack.com/why-moi-era-bi…
Bribes were even referred to as "Computer Charges"
Full article by the indefatigable John Kamau
nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/W…
Recently, the Court of Appeal quashed any extradition of Gichuru and his compatriot and partner in crime, former minister Chris Okemo to Jersey Island to face corruption charges. That is how the system protects its own
nation.co.ke/news/Chris-Oke…
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