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Kenya is at war with mafia-style cartels run by corrupt politicians and business people, according to the country’s former chief justice Willy Mutunga.

“The influence of the cartels is overwhelming,” he said. “They are doing illegal business with politicians. If we do not fight [them], we become their slaves.”

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Mutunga said many in Kenya’s political elite have close dealings with organized crime gangs, making money from trafficking illegal migrants, weapons, drugs and producing counterfeit money.

For Mutunga, Kenya’s worsening corruption could only be solved by a new generation of politicians willing to break with the trend.

“The connection between cartels and politicians must be broken… The status quo is deeply rooted, but there comes a time when the leaders have to say ‘and now we fight it out’,” Mutunga said.

The cartels operate with the audacity of mosquitos, dictating the pace, setting everyone up for another grumpy day. They operate in small shadowy teams, thrive on risk and never snooze in the face of opportunity. They are so efficient that they have devolved their functions to every part of the country. Not one scandal goes down in this country without their blessings.

Banking cartels, political cartels, youth fund cartels, land cartels, fuel cartels, education cartels, sports cartel, poaching cartels and the old faithful drug cartels who vanish into thin air in broad daylight leaving the police with the hard work of destroying evidence.

They also spent millions on bribery, according to testimony gathered by the opera news team.

An investigative officer who has sought anonymity has said that they are highly intimidated by either assassination or being transferred to remote areas.

He adds that some of these people we call cartels are known to the public but their connection with powerful individuals cannot be questioned.

“The breaking of the cartel chain won’t end soon as they are the one who funds the politicians during the campaign period, once they are arrested, the civil society which is also part of it will rush to seek anticipatory bond for them not to be arrested,” he said.

He adds that the junior officers are left without any power but to observe to avoid disciplinary actions taken against them.

“You know in forces, the order from the commander is superior and you can’t question, if it requested to abandon the case, i will automatically do it,’ he adds.

Prompted by the uproar over Ouko’s annual audit, president Uhuru Kenyatta made a series of high-profile appearances renewing promises to the public that he would prioritize tackling corruption.

Corruption watchdog Transparency International ranked Kenya 145th out of 175 countries in 2014 on a par with Ukraine, Bangladesh, and the Central African Republic.

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In Kenya, the counterfeit economy is worth $1.2bn annually according to the Kenya Association of Manufacturers. It has got involved in supporting politicians in a big way.

Speaking to People Daily, Kinoti indicated that a couple of graft suspects had tried to bribe him several times but they failed.

He cited an incident when an MP close to him is said to have organized a meeting where an offer of Ksh500 million was made.

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He narrated how he rejected Ksh500 million bribe meant to manipulate ongoing probe on graft scandals.

Kinoti has initiated far-reaching measures to streamline operations in the fight against crime and corruption which saw the arrest of several high profile individuals.

 

 

 

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