Who is this Zaheer Merhali Jhanda involved in Gold Scandal?

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The country has been shaken after reports emerged of a fake gold plot that conspired to con Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum millions of money.

It is now emerging that a person of interest in this syndicate is one flashy and wealthy businessman cum politician who according to media reports is connected to politicians and influential figures in the country.

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Who is this guy Zaheer Merhali Jhanda?

Zaheer Merhali Jhanda went to Kisii Primary School and later to the defunct Kisii Progressive Secondary School before moving to Nairobi.

It is in Nairobi where he appeared to have established contacts with various traders and politicians who must have handed him a new lease of life as far as wealth is concerned.

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According to a report done by a Local Media house in Kenya, Zaheer who hails from Kisii, prefers travelling in a helicopter with another alternative of a high-end Lexus LX570.

Jhanda who is widely known for posing in front of wads of cash started out as an event organiser in Kisii 20 years ago before moving to Nairobi and cultivating a relationship with politicians’ cronies before getting personal with the politicians themselves

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Determined he was in politics that he unsuccessfully vied for the Nyaribari Chache seat on a Jubilee Party ticket. In February 2019, he was at the centre of a Ksh927 million compensation scandal to a church in Ongata Rongai for the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway though The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission blocked the payout claiming that the whole operation was marred with corruption.

But despite the loss, his friendship with the top leadership of the party remained intact. It still is, even though he soon afterward defected to the Wiper Democratic Movement and vied for the same seat in the 2017 elections — which he also lost despite running a well-oiled campaign machine against Mr Richard Tongi.

The teetotaller has never been afraid of letting the Internet know how much money he has as he likes to pose behind mountains of wads of notes running into tens of millions of shillings.

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But as flamboyant as he is wealthy, Mr Jhanda, whose top academic qualification is a Form Four certificate, is equally politically and financially connected. He counts Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi and flamboyant Kisii businessman Don Bosco Gichana as his in-laws.  Mr Jhanda’s Facebook page are several photos of him with DP Ruto on the campaign trail from as early as 2012.

He also has photos of him with President Kenyatta, opposition leader Raila Odinga, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, Mr Wetang’ula, ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru and former Deputy Speaker Farah Maalim, among others.

 

 

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