A CONSPIRACY BETWEEN ROGUE TRAFFIC OFFICERS, KRA AND BUS STAGE CARTEL ROBS KISUMU COUNTY SH. 3M DAILY.

BY OUR CORRESPONDENT.

A money minting racket in which Kisumu county government loses a whooping sh 3 million daily through corrupt traffic and KRA officers in cahoots with bus stage cartel has been exposed.

According to multiple insiders at the governor’s office, is said to be leading a flashy life courtesy of untaxed revenue a move that is said to have contributed to the poor performance posted by the Kisumu county government, which recently scored one percent in World Bank rating.

The dirty money according to our investigations is collected by two well known ghost workers from the Kisumu county government operating under blessings of troubled governor Jack Ranguma.

The duo said to be equally rich given their position in the corruption mix are one Muga and Rashid Onda and who have not been affected by the usually frequent transfers.

Others controlling a catalogue of dubious businesses at the bus park stage are Jacksnee,Jacktone Ojuang aka Ponge, Daudi,Paulo and Kobi who is also believed to be in money laundering business for the cartel.

Apart from enjoying un-taxed money the group has also been accused by matatu owners of charging sky-scraping illegal fee for one to be allowed enter the stage and collect passengers.

‘’We are calling upon the government to intervene and rescue us from this group who have threatened to unleash terror on us whenever we fail to cooperate’’ said one matatu owner who requested not to be named for fear of victimization.

Recently  a manager at the National petrol station at the stage complained to this writer saying the dreaded group has turned his place into a parking place and his move to kick them out of the place have only been met by threats.

Further investigations reveal that the wealthy group driving luxurious vehicles prefer a downtown hotel (Mafudh hotel), where they hand over the loot to the corrupt officers from KRA and traffic police department.

Efforts to reach KRA regional boss and the governor for their comments bore no fruits as officials at their respective office indicated that they were not in the office by the time of going to press.

BY OMARI AKELLO         NYANZA POLICE BOSS TELL GOONS TO KEEP OFF HOMABAY ELECTION

POLICE have issued stern warning to anyone planning to cause chaos tomorrow when Homabay voters go to the ballot to elect their second senator.

Addressing press in his office Nyanza deputy regional police coordinator Mr. John Mwinzi said his team was on the high alert following intelligence report that few individuals were working on an idea to create chaos during tomorrow's election to fill the seat left vacant following the death of Otieno Kajwang.

Mwinzi hinted that he has formed two teams to monitor the election with an aim that the whole process remain peaceful and warned candidates against ferrying Youths from other counties to disturb peace at Homabay.

''The first team will be monitoring the actual voting process while another has been strategically placed to deal with any eventuality and this is the team that will take charged of the tallying  center'', he quipped.

The officer added that those planning to move to Homabay from other counties with an aim of creating chaos will be met by rude shock as traffic police were under instructions to conduct thorough search and fish out suspicious characters to be locked in cells.

He urged Homabay voters not to mill around the polling stations and tallying center after casting their votes and instead should wait for the results from their respective homes.

He at the same time sent warning signals to criminals in the region said he had already gathered enough intelligence report on where the criminals hide after staging an attack.

''Some of the already marked areas for a surprise raids are Nyawita, Obunga, Bandani and Dunga beach because most dangeruous criminals prefer these areas as their hide outs'', he added.

Dunga beach in particular fashions itself as an hub for drug-deals and illegal immigrants who have believed that the area is rarely visited by the police.

One man whose presence at the beach has remained a topic for discussion openly sell chang'aa in a bar and it is also said that the man popularly known as ''brown'' is a drug baron

The man who is fighting a similar pending case in court would always brag that he was well connected to the top police in Nyanza an assurance that has made his customers drink with confidence.

operating sale of cocaine from the beach.

KISUMU LOCALS PROTEST FIDEL ODINGA GUNS TO AREA CRIMINALS

 BY JARED OPIYO

PANIC has gripped lakeside city of Kisumu following an attempt by the once dreaded Bhagad turned American marine’s boys to unleash terror on the innocent residents.

The armed thugs courtesy of the late Fidel Odinga have remained a nightmare to the voters even as the local police promise to crash the group before further criminal damage.

Speaking to the press the area new deputy police boss john mwinzi said his office was working round the clock to ensure that Kisumu becomes no going zone for criminal elements.

According to our sources, American marine has formed an habit of storming modern entertainment  joints and after intoxicating themselves ,brandish guns at the patrons claiming that they have a blessing from the former powerful Kenyan prime ministers Riala Odinga whose son the late Fidel is whispered to have facilitated the guns to the criminals.

Fidel Odinga whose political ambition was cut short by his sudden death, according to well placed sources delivered the guns through his political believed allied John Garang’s son.

It’s said that Fidel dished out the powerful weapons at the height of the last general elections when many followers believed his father would be the next head of the state.

Critics and security are however quick to point that the guns at the disposal of the illiterate youths are being misused as club owners in the town make aloud complain and desperate appeal to the police to control the menace.

At one notable point the American marines stormed at the home of one of their perceived rival residential home and pounced on him with crude weapons and senselessly beat him up.

The defunct Bhagdad Boys tuned American marine is a criminal group that left a trail of disasters in Kisumu city and its environs as the country agitated for multi-party democracy.

The new group China Squad quickly assumed positive imagine after engaging itself into development and peace measures with almost all of their members said to be working hand in hands with the President Kenyatta’s government.

The list of American squad criminals currently being hunted by the police consist the name of notorious and de-actor bus  stage chairman only known as Jacksnee while others in the band wagon also equally known by one names as Muga, Steve, Cliff Ojuang ponge ,   Kobi and Daudi.

While addressing the press, China squad spokesman James Kirunda Said his team was a peaceful wing which is currently working hand in hand with the government to ensure that youths in Nyanza access positive gain from the government of the day.

Kirunda lauded President Uhuru Kenyatta for his keenness on matters to do the youths across the nation in terms of development and positive progress.