He Roll’s With Ruto and Matiang’i, Meet the Brain Behind the Fake Gold Syndicate

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A friend of mine once told me that to make it big in Kenya, you must either be a politician or engage in dirty business.

His sentiments are finally making meaning to me as day in day out, wealthy people in Kenya are either linked to corruption or some shoddy businesses.

The latest scam to rock the Nation is the Fake Gold scam where a number of Kenyans are accused of conning the Royal family in the United Arab Emirates hundreds of millions.

Among those mentioned to be at the center of this whole scam is Zaheer Merhali Jhanda, a man who is well connected and known to the powerful in the society.

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Well, let me take you back to 2013 when Zaheer joined DP William Ruto and President Uhuru Kenyatta at the Hague to show support to the duo who were facing grave criminal charges.

He stood next to National Assembly Majority leader Aden Duale and Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi as he watched in glee as the rest of the high-powered delegation from Kenya sang in support of the President and his deputy.

Before the Hague Visit, Zaheer had contested for the Nyaribari Chache seat on a Jubilee Party ticket but lost.

He also contested for the same seat later in 2017 but this time on a Wiper Democratic Ticket  but still lost despite rolling out a mega campaign.

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He is a well known figure in Kisii with locals often referring to him as “Mheshimiwa wa Kusema na Kutenda”

The Flamboyant man from Kisii often travels in a high end chopper and is also a huge fan of the latest Lexus LX570.

In 2016, he married socialite Faith Makau known to many as Amber Ray. This was partly to help him cement his celebrity status in Nairobi.

Zaheer likes flaunting money on the internet and many are the times he post’s photos with large sums of cash running into  tens of millions of shillings.

It is also worth noting that Zaheer Merhali Jhanda is a Form Four leaver.

He enjoyed special moments with President Kenyatta, opposition leader Raila Odinga, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, Mr Wetang’ula, ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru, Interior CS Fred Matiang’i and former Deputy Speaker Farah Maalim, among others.

This is a man that surely had a well calculated plan to get to the top but as they say, all that’s in the dark shall soon come to light.

It remains to be seen how the relevant authorities will act on him.

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