A protest letter from United Arab Emirates (UAE) royal family wrote a protest letter asking for the release of gold owed to one of them has exposed a fake gold syndicate in Nairobi
This prompted a swift reaction by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations that saw a consignment of fake gold being seized Monday in Nairobi.
Ropped in is Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang’ula who is now under investigation in the Sh400 million gold scandal involving a faceless cartel that swindled the United Arab Emirates royal family.
Zaheer Merhali Jhanda who is also under investigation is a close ally to the majority of top politicians in the country. A series of photos that are circulating online clearly show that Jhanda is a well-connected man. From President Uhuru Kenyatta to his Deputy William Ruto, Oppostion Leader Raila Odinga, Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and many more according to the photos.
His name is Zaheer Merhali Jhanda and was often part of the high-powered delegation from Kenya who sang in support of the President and his deputy.
He vied for — and lost — the Nyaribari Chache seat on a Jubilee Party ticket. But despite the loss, his friendship with the top leadership of the party remained intact.
Despite having later 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- he still is very close to the powers that be.
He has as well been captured in different occassions with Orange Democratic Leader Raila Odinga.
The tag ‘mheshimiwa’ stuck on the man from Kisii, whose preferred mode of travel is a helicopter or the latest issue of the Lexus LX570.
His love for celebrity life was probably exhibited best when he married socialite Faith Makau, alias Amber Ray, in 2016. Their union provided endless fodder for bloggers.
Also linked to the scam is Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang’ula, who has since quoted denied involvement and lamenting the politicization of the matter.
Mr Wetang’ula’s aide, Chris Mandu, told journalists that the scam was a business deal gone sour, but is now being peddled by the senator’s business partners who also lost money in the transaction.
“It’s very unfortunate that some people are now trying to politicise the whole matter in which the senator lost huge amounts of money,” Mr Mandu said.
Mr Jhanda is said to be so connected that detectives fear that despite his recent run-ins with the law, apprehending him could open a Pandora’s box that few in high places would be comfortable with.
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