A Foreigner In Kenya

 A Foreigner In Kenya

What can I tell you? Kenya, the country of nature, of wildlife, and, last but not least the country of the Rift Valley.

Let me start from the beginning. The beginning is usually at the airport. You're very exited about this adventure which is in front of you. Many people have been here, all of them have told a story, different ones but exiting.

You got everything in your pocket. Passport is at the moment not so important. Important is the PCR-Test - of course a negative one. Passangers lining up in a line, waiting patiently, holding their result in their hands. A guy is checking it, reading, then saying: "It's OK". You're going forther, some steps, you must show your QR - Code. This got copied. Some steps later you have to wait on a spot, your temperature got measured. 

This procedure takes some time. But Passangers are used to wait. They have to wait everywhere. Flight time is sometimes shorter as the flying time.

From now on you have to run down a long gangway. Money hangers are there. ATM also. I tried to change money at one office, they refused, they only take cash and I'm always short of cash, I prefer to use credit card. The only change to chance to change is the ATM. Here the amount is limited. That's bad! What you can do?

Next stop is Immigration. You need a visa. Funny thing, visa you have to apply online. After three days you will get a visa, that means a peace of paper. That's not a visa, the visa you hopefully applied for, gives you the nice immigration officer.

"Welome, Sir", greeting me the officer. Actually I like more the ladies. They got more sense.

"Good day, " usually I'm answering.

I'm a kind guy.

I give him this peace of paper, my passport.

"What you're doing here?"

Acctually it's written on this visa paper.

"I'm tourist."

"Tourist?!" can I hear here a surprise?

"Yes."

"Where you're going? Staying in Nairobi or you go somwhere else?"

"I'm going to Nakuru, looking at the lake and the wildlife."

"i give you one month."

You you have to smile, a Foto is taken. A stamp is given into your passport. You're released.

Colloct your luggage, you can go out of the airport terminal.

Kenya, here I am.

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Heinrich Schliemann's files are protected for conservation purposes.

The documents on the complex acquisition history of the famous Troy collection are thus secured for the long term. The files are then available again for research and exhibition purposes. On the occasion of Heinrich Schliemann's 200th birthday on January 6, 2022, the Museum of Prehistory is preparing a large special exhibition. As part of the project, the acquisition files for Heinrich Schliemann's collection of Trojan antiquities are to be revised in terms of conservation and thus preserved in the long term. 

The files from the years 1871 to 1939 consist almost exclusively of unique handwritten documents and relate to the acquisition history of the Troja collection of the Berlin Museum of Prehistory and Early History. Heinrich Schliemann's correspondence with the directors and employees of the Royal Museums, as well as numerous letters from well-known personalities such as Otto von Bismarck, Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm and the medical doctor and prehistorian Rudolf Virchow, are preserved in the seven volumes of files on a total of around 2,700 sheets. The files deal with one of the most extensive and historically most interesting collections of the Museum of Prehistory and Early History in Berlin. It documents the history of the Schliemann Collection over a period of almost 70 years. The complete preservation of this written tradition, even during the years of war and division, is a particular stroke of luck. The written tradition with its historical, cultural and legal references is of particular importance for research and against the background of the war-related relocation of parts of the collection. The seven file fascicles have never been edited for conservation purposes since their creation. Due to the frequent use, they show significant substantial damage. Preservation of the files is necessary in order to prevent further loss of substance and to guarantee the long-term usability of the files. As part of the project, the acquisition files for Heinrich Schliemann's collection of Trojan antiquities are to be revised in terms of conservation and thus preserved in the long term. The files from the years 1871 to 1939 consist almost exclusively of unique handwritten documents and relate to the acquisition history of the Troja collection of the Berlin Museum of Prehistory and Early History. Heinrich Schliemann's correspondence with the directors and employees of the Royal Museums, as well as numerous letters from well-known personalities such as Otto von Bismarck, Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm and the medical doctor and prehistorian Rudolf Virchow, are preserved in the seven volumes of files on a total of around 2,700 sheets. The files deal with one of the most extensive and historically most interesting collections of the Museum of Prehistory and Early History in Berlin. It documents the history of the Schliemann Collection over a period of almost 70 years. Collection and file documentation are to be seen as a unit. The complete preservation of this written tradition, even during the years of war and division, is a particular stroke of luck. The written tradition with its historical, cultural and legal references is of particular importance for research and against the background of the war-related relocation of parts of the collection.

Arrested

 I am on holiday in Kenya. I have to wonder why I'm being arrested here for nothing. Here is the whole story. I went to Mombasa because everyone here raves about this city. My first impression was not very positive. I saw a lot of sex tourists, old white men with young black women. I was ashamed, I have to say. OK, I went to the beach to have fun in the Indian Ocean. So I went to a public beach. At the beginning of this beach there were young men and they all wanted something. I ignored them and wanted to go to the sea, which was about 100m away. On the way there, the police called me to come to them. I went there. They were sitting at a small house and talking. A lady said to me that I was under arrest. Why, I asked. She said because I tried to go on a closed beach. How was I to know that? I was told that it would be written on a board. I didn't see one. I meant, yesterday I was also on the beach and there were a lot of people. That was another state, kilifi and now I am in Mombasa. I meant that it is strange that the police are sitting here, watching me enter a closed beach and just let it happen without warning or informing me. The police's actions must be seen as premeditated because if the beach is closed, then it is their job to guard that no one enters that ground. I remarked on this, apparently the chief said they were only carrying out orders issued by the governor. I can't believe, and I don't accept, that the governor gave such an order, that was an excuse and nothing else. What the police did was simply rubbish. After two hours in prison I wanted to know what would happen next. You must be patient, said the lady. I replied that my question was about the time and not how I should be. She had called and a car was on its way to take me to prison. That was too much. I am sick, I need my medication, I cannot get involved in a maybe. I called the embassy, that's when they got nervous. Threat after threat. The lady and 4 other policemen wielding their guns. Maybe they wanted to scare me. Maybe they were trying to scare me. I said to the lady, are you going to shoot me? Why do I say that? I'm not walking around with a gun, and in a cell. Finally, my companion was asked for 2000 kshs. It was a bargain, because normally they ask for 5000 kshs. I would be released, now I was allowed to walk across the closed beach! The private beaches were open. A little further away, I went swimming after all. However, I did not like it. The behaviour of the police raises many questions. No one can or wants to answer them.

You should do something, not everybody is a sextourist. Actually im a doctor in philosophy, writing a book about Africa. I came here to see life of Kenyans. 

The following message arrives me:

Hi! Very sorry for your bad experience. I just want to tell you that what happend to you happens also to Kenyans many times. Once my underaged son was arrestet at the same beach together with his friend, because of loitering around. He was there with the whole family of his friend and the parents tried to explain the officers that the boys weren't alone but they packed them in the lorry and drove them to the police station Bamburi. The father had to pay 5000.- to get them released. Bamburi police station is one of the corruptest on the cost. Police harassment and killings are a big problem here.

Corruption in Afrika

 Corruption in Africa

Our beautiful continent has over fifty countries. Some of these countries are ruled by corrupt leaders. They influence the judicial system, award jobs to their relatives, and limit the freedom of the press. This results in many African countries having a small wealthy elite while the majority of the population live in poverty and desolation.

We can only take a look at the number 1 and the last one.

According to Afrikanza:

1 - Somalia

10 - Central African Republic

According to AnswersAfrica:

1 - DRC

10 - Cote d'Ivory

According to  jatoday:

1 - Angola

10 - Somalia

What we can see here is simple. All African countries are driven by corruption. The lists are not important, important is that nobody is declaring that his country is not corrupted.

Let's have a look at Kenya.

This is the corruption report from 2020 from the Risk and Complying Portal. 

Kenya’s competitiveness is held back by high corruption levels that penetrate every sector of the economy. A weak judicial system and frequent demands for bribes by public officials lead to increased business costs for foreign investors. Widespread tax evasion hinders Kenya’s long-term economic growth, and fraud in public procurement is rampant. Corruption, active and passive bribery, abuse of office and bribing a foreign public official are criminalized under the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act 2003, in addition to the Bribery Act of 2016 which strengthens the fight against the supply-side of corruption. Facilitation payments are criminalized and there are rules for what types of gifts public officials are allowed to accept. Adequate enforcement of Kenya’s anti-corruption framework is an issue as a result of weak and corrupt public institutions.

Corruption is rampant within Kenya’s police. The Kenya National Police Service is ranked as the most corrupt institution in the country, and bribery is reported to be the only way to access the police and expedite services (HRR 2016).

The competitiveness of Kenya’s business environment is impeded by rampant public-service corruption. Complying with administrative requirements takes a lot of time and is plagued by red tape (GCR 2016-2017).

There is a very high risk of corruption in Kenya’s land administration. Kenyans report a high likelihood of bribery demands in meetings with land service officials, and corrupt practices reportedly occur in almost 20% of all interactions (TI Kenya, 2014). 

The tax administration in Kenya carries a high risk of corruption. Companies report that irregular payments and bribes in the process of tax payments are very common (GCR 2015-2016).

Kenyan public procurement is subject to rampant corruption and bribery. Companies report that bribes and irregular payments are highly common in the process of awarding public contracts (GCR 2015-2016).

Businesses should note the enforcement of anti-corruption legislation in Kenya is inadequate as a result of the weak judicial system and a lack of strong institutions (BTI 2016).

Kenya’s Constitution guarantees freedoms of press and expression (HRR 2016). In practice, the government does not completely respect these rights; journalists are facing increasing pressure from authorities and new laws that challenge their ability to report freely (FotP 2016).

And that's not all.

Companies face a moderate risk of corruption when dealing with Kenya’s judicial sector. Companies report bribes and irregular payments in return for favorable decisions are common (GCR 2015-2016).

Noam

 Noam Chomsky, one of the most important intellectuals alive today, has compiled a list of the 10 strategies of manipulation by the mass media. Spend five minutes on it and you won't regret it. If only to expand your own knowledge. 1-The strategy of distraction The primary element of social control is the strategy of distraction, which consists in distracting the public's attention from the important problems and changes decided by the political and economic elites, by the technique of flooding or Flood of constant distractions and insignificant information. The strategy of distraction is also essential to prevent the public from becoming interested in essential insights from the fields of science, business, psychology, neurobiology, and cybernetics. The public's attention is diverted from real social problems, held captive by issues that are not really important. Keep the public busy, busy, busy with no time to think, back on the farm like the other animals (quoted in the text "Silent weapons for quiet wars"). 2- Create problems and then offer solutions. This method is also known as "problem-reaction-solution". A problem is created, a "situation" that is expected to elicit a certain public reaction, with the purpose that this is the impetus for the measures one would like to have accepted. For example: to let the violence in the cities escalate or to escalate, or to organize bloody attacks with the aim that the public is the one who demands security laws and policies at the expense of freedom. Or also: creating an economic crisis to get people to accept the dismantling of social rights and the dismantling of public services as a necessary evil. 3- The strategy of graduality. To get people to accept an unacceptable measure, it is enough to apply it gradually, with drops, over several years. In the decades of the 80s and 90s, radically new socio-economic conditions (neoliberalism) were enforced: minimum state, privatization, precariousness, flexibility, mass unemployment, wages that no longer guaranteed a decent income, so many changes that would have triggered a revolution if they had would have been applied all at once. 4- The strategy of procrastination. Another way to enforce an unpopular decision is to portray it as "painful and necessary" and thus gain public acceptance for future use. It is easier to accept a future sacrifice than an immediate one. First, because the effort is not that great. Second, because the public, the masses, always tends to naively hope that "tomorrow everything will be better" and that the necessary sacrifices could be avoided. This gives the audience more time to get used to the idea of ​​change and to accept it with resignation when the time comes. 5- Address the audience like children. Most advertising aimed at the general public uses speech, arguments, characters, and a particularly childish tone that often borders on weakness, as if the viewer were a creature of a few years old or a mental weakling. The more you try to deceive the viewer, the more you tend to use a childish tone of voice. Why? "If someone addresses a person as if they were 12 years old or younger, then because of the suggestibility they are likely to turn into egg.

Corruption In Africa

Corruption in Africa

This beautiful continent has 54 countries.  Some of these countries are ruled by corrupt leaders.  They influence the judiciary, award jobs to their relatives and restrict the freedom of the press.  As a result, many African countries have a small wealthy elite, while the majority of the population lives in poverty and devastation.

We can only take a look at the number 1 and the last.

According to Afrikanza:

1 - Somalia

10 - Central African Republic

According to AnswersAfrika:

1 - Democratic Republic of Congo

10 - Ivory Coast

According to Jatoday:

1 - Angola

10 - Somalia

What we can see here is simple.  All African countries are driven by corruption.  The lists are not important, the important thing is that no one claims that his country is not corrupted.

Let's look at Kenya.

This is the 2020 corruption report from the Risk and Complying Portal.

Kenya's competitiveness is held back by a high level of corruption permeating every sector of the economy.  A weak judicial system and frequent bribery demands from public officials lead to increased business costs for foreign investors.  Widespread tax evasion hampers Kenya's long-term economic growth, and public procurement fraud is widespread.  Corruption, active and passive bribery, abuse of office and bribery of foreign officials are criminalized under the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crime Act 2003 and the Bribery Act of 2016, which strengthens the fight against corruption on the supply side.  Bribery payments are criminalized and there are rules for what types of gifts officers are allowed to accept.

Proper enforcement of Kenya's anti-corruption framework is a problem due to weak and corrupt public institutions.

Corruption is widespread among Kenya's police.  Kenya's National Police Service is considered the country's most corrupt institution, and bribery is reportedly the only way to speed up access to police and services (HRR 2016).

The competitiveness of Kenya's business environment is hampered by rampant corruption in the civil service.  Meeting administrative requirements takes a lot of time and is bureaucratic (GCR 2016-2017).

There is a very high risk of corruption in Kenya's land administration.  Kenyans report a high likelihood of bribery claims in meetings with land service officials, and nearly 20% of all interactions reportedly involve corrupt practices (TI Kenya, 2014).

The tax administration in Kenya carries a high risk of corruption.  Companies report that irregular payments and bribes are very common in tax payments (GCR 2015-2016).

Public procurement in Kenya is subject to widespread corruption and bribery.  Companies report that bribes and irregular payments are widespread in public procurement (GCR 2015-2016).

Companies should note that enforcement of anti-corruption laws in Kenya is inadequate due to the weak judicial system and lack of strong institutions (BTI 2016).

The Kenyan Constitution guarantees freedom of the press and freedom of expression (HRR 2016).  In practice, the government does not fully respect these rights;  Journalists face increasing pressure from authorities and new laws that challenge their ability to report freely (FotP 2016).

And that's not all.

Companies are exposed to a moderate risk of corruption in dealing with Kenya's judicial sector.  Companies often report bribes and irregular payments in return for positive decisions (GCR 2015-2016).

Waliopotea

Wacha nianze tangu mwanzo. Bila shaka! Mimi ni mgeni, ninakuja Kenya kukutana na mwanamke. Nilipata kutoka kwenye mtandao. Mawasiliano ya mtandao kawaida ni hatari na ngumu. Unaamini, amini kile mwanamke anakuandikia. Ikiwa hauamini mwache, kata mazungumzo. Na nilimwamini. Jina lake ni Jacqueline Ogutu. Yeye sio mchanga, sio mzee, katika umri mzuri, mama wa watoto wanne. Kufanya hadithi hiyo kuwa fupi, nilihisi kumpenda. Nilikuwa nikifanana sana. Yeye ni mwanamke mzuri na mzuri. Baada ya wiki kadhaa, tulikaa pamoja huko Mosocho, Kisii, ananiuliza ikiwa sitaki kununua nyumba kwetu. Nilidhani hilo ni wazo zuri na tunaanza kutafuta. Riuru, Kilimani, na maeneo mengine mengi tuliyokuwa tunatembelea. Lakini hoses zimekuwa, kwa hali yangu, kupanuka. Niligundua, ikiwa nitajenga nyumba yangu mwenyewe itagharimu nusu ya bei! Kwa hivyo tulikuwa tukitafuta njama. Hiyo ilikuwa rahisi basi shangazi yake alituunganisha na mmoja wa washiriki wenzake katika kijiji chake. Jina lake: Charles Mukuzi. Jambo la kushangaza ni kwamba pia kulikuwa na mtu, Patrick Hamazi. Alikuwa karibu kila wakati, hata wakati tulikuwa huko kutembelea njama hiyo, na sio njama yake. Mimi bougth njama. Tulikwenda kwa mtumishi, anafanya mkataba, hapa inaitwa makubaliano ya mauzo, kwenye stempu ya karatasi na Wizara ya Ardhi. Jackie walikuwa wakitafuta fundi. Alikuja na mvulana mmoja, jina lake ni Innocent. Nilijadiliana naye mara kadhaa juu ya jambo hilo na polepole sijahisi kufanana na mtu huyu. Nilimuuliza afanye mpango tunahitaji vifaa vipi na ni gharama gani ikiwa ni pamoja na kazi. Hakukuwa na matokeo. Baada ya siku kadhaa alikuja na akanionyesha ujumbe kwenye simu yake kutoka, kama alivyosema mbunifu, kwa kupaka rangi nyumba na kuhesabu vifaa. Hiyo ilikuwa chumba cha wageni sana. Alitaka 50.000 na 30.000 kwa kuchora nyumba. Namuuliza Jackie ikiwa Innocent ni fundi kweli? Alisema ndio. Kutoka wapi unamfahamu ?, lilikuwa swali langu linalofuata. Tuna nyumba kadhaa, jibu lake. Nadhani hakuna kitu sahihi. Wiki kadhaa baadaye nimefanya mchoro wa nyumba yangu kama vile ningependa. Tulikwenda Migori, tukapata mbuni, nikatoa maoni yangu, akasema hiyo ni sawa. Amefanya kuchora, stempu kutoka kwa serikali, nililipa ada na tulikuwa tayari kuanza na ujazo wa nyumba. Jackie wa karibu tukapata fundi, Benard. Bei ilikuwa sawa. Muonekano wake uko sawa. Hata hivyo amefanya vizuri.

Wakati wowote tulipotembelea tovuti ya ujenzi, kulikuwa na Patrick huyu. Alikuwa karibu kila wakati na pia shangazi ya Jackie. Swali lililofuata lilikuwa ni kutafuta mtu atakayesimamia ujenzi huo. Jackie amekuwa na wazo nzuri. Shangazi yake na Patrick wataangalia tovuti, na napaswa kuwapa kila mmoja 50.000. Ili kudumisha amani nilikubali kwanza, kisha baadaye nikakataa. Kwa pesa hizo ilikuwa inawezekana kwenda kila siku kwenye wavuti. Na huyu Patrick anaanza kwenda kwenye mishipa yangu. Chochote ambacho tumelazimika kuagiza, kufanya, yeye hutoa maoni yake kila wakati na hivi karibuni nimegundua, chochote alichosema ni sawa. Hakuna maswali zaidi, hakuna mazungumzo tena. Patrick huyo ni nani, nilimuuliza Jackie. Nilidhani ni jamaa kwa sababu alikuwa karibu kila wakati. Simjui, alijibu. Kwa hivyo anachotaka hapa, sijampigia simu, nilimjibu. Anataka kutusaidia, jibu lake lilikuwa.

Tunazungusha matofali kutoka kwa mkulima wa karibu. Ilikuwa nafuu kidogo. Kinachozidi kupanuka ilikuwa usafirishaji. Bei za wazimu wanauliza. Matofali yalisafirishwa na ujenzi unaanza.

Basi imenilazimu kuondoka nchini. Lockdown alikuja. Miezi sita nilikuwa nikingojea kurudi.

Ninaporudi, kitu kilibadilika. Ndoa alitaka. Sawa hakuna tatizo. Tulikwenda Kisumu kwa usajili. Hoteli ya Palmers tuliamuru sherehe hiyo. Siku nyingine tulikutana na wazazi wake. Jackie na mama yake walikwenda kwa askofu kuzungumza naye. Ikiwa kweli wamekuwepo? Wao tu ndio wanajua. Askofu alikubaliana na Hoteli ya Palmers, magari mawili ambayo nimelazimika kuagiza kwa watu wa kanisa, lazima waje. Askofu pia alihitaji msaada kutoka kwa mchungaji, kwa hivyo watu wasiopungua 15 kutoka kanisani wanapaswa kuja kusaidia sherehe hiyo. Nikauliza, lazima washike mikono? Inawezekana. Siku kadhaa baadaye tumekuwa na nyaraka za usajili. Askofu na mchungaji walipewa jukumu la kutusaidia. Ninawaambia ukweli, wote wawili walikuwa wamesimama kwenye sajili kama kifurushi kisichochukuliwa. Kwa hivyo, hakuna msaada kutoka kwao. Tulitoka kwenye sajili na Jackie akasema, hebu tupate kitu cha kula katika Hoteli ya Palmers. Askofu alikuwa akiangalia pembeni, akiuliza, Hoteli hii ya Palmers iko wapi? Hiyo inanifanya nihisi kutaka kujua kidogo. Kweli sasa siamini kwamba askofu ni askofu au mchungaji ni mchungaji. Siku kadhaa baadaye tulikutana naye huko Kisumu. Tulikuwa huko kwa usajili wa mkondoni wa ndoa yetu iliyopangwa. Alitoa ushauri ni nini na vipi tunapaswa kuchanganua na kunakili hati zetu, kuliko alivyoacha. Jackie alitaka harusi ya kanisa kama ilivyoelezwa hapo juu. Kwa hivyo lazima ajaze nambari ya usajili wa kanisa na mchungaji, wala askofu hajampa! Ajabu, angalau hii tgey inapaswa kujua. Nilinunua mabaki ya harusi, na vitu vingine, wanawake wanapenda. Na ndio, alikuwa anaonekana mzuri katika mavazi hayo, kama malaika.

Wakati unapita. Ndoa haikuwa jambo tena. Nyumba haikuwa jambo tena. Binti mmoja amekuwa na shida katika ndoa yake lakini hii hainihusu.

Tabia yake inakuwa ya kushangaza. Ajabu sana. Sasa najua ilikuwa hii ilisababishwa na. Alikuwa akifikiria kuwa mimi ni tajiri na polepole akagundua kuwa mimi sio tajiri. Ninaweza kununua chakula changu, naweza kulipa bili zangu, lakini hiyo ni yote. Kwa hivyo akafikiria kutafuta tajiri. Na alidhani amepata moja. Alikwenda Nairobi kukutana naye na alikutana naye. Aliniita kutoka hapo na nikasikia sauti ya mwanamume, ikimwambia, mwambie unampenda, halafu unacheka. Swali ni tu kabla au baada ya kulala naye. Nina hakika, alimfukuza, uwezekano mkubwa baada ya wao kuifanya. Siku iliyofuata alirudi na macho mekundu. Nadhani alikaa usiku katika kituo cha kuhamisha.

Nilikuwa nikizurura kile kinachoendelea, kweli. Hakuna swali zaidi juu ya nyumba. Hakuna swali zaidi juu yangu. Ninaanza kuwa mgeni. Binti mwingine, Jenny, alianza biashara yake mwenyewe. Nilikuwa nikizurura, kwa sababu hadi sasa hana uwezo wa kukaa kazini. Alipoteza kazi zote ambazo aliweza kupata. Na hiyo sio ajabu. Wakati mmoja nilimuuliza ni ngapi ni 10x50 na hakuweza kujibu. Labda kwa zero nyingi kwake. Kile nilichosikia ni kwamba walikodi duka na kuifanya tena, ambayo inagharimu karibu 25.000. Hizo pesa zinatoka wapi? Jibu rahisi, haswa kutoka kwangu. Kwa miezi iliyopita Jackie amechukua pesa kutoka kwangu. Siku moja niliangalia kwenye mkoba wangu na pesa zote zilikuwa zimekwisha!

Hadithi lazima ifupishwe. Nikamuacha. Niligundua kuwa hakunipenda kamwe, nilikuwa benki tu kwake.

Miezi baadaye nilirudi. Hakuna haja ya mimi kuwa na nyumba, shamba nchini Kenya, nataka kuiuza. Nyaraka hizo ziko kwa Jackie. Nilikwenda Mosocho, nikakaa katika Hoteli ya Venus Gardens. Huko Mosocho kila mtu ananijua. Dakika kumi baada ya kufika kwangu Jenny rafiki yake Joy alikuja, akiangalia ikiwa ni mimi kweli. Baada ya muda Jackie alikuja. Tuliongea. Muda mfupi alisema, alikataa kunipa hati. Alikataa kila kitu. Nilimwambia ikiwa atafanya kama hivyo sina nafasi nyingine ya kwenda kortini. Jackie alikuwa akicheka. Aliniambia nini kitatokea, wakili atachukua pesa zangu na atachukua njama yangu. Tulikuwa tukijadili haya, kisha akaniinama na kusema, sasa tunaingia chumbani kwako na utanivuta! Nilikataa, kulikuwa na mtu mweusi anayezungumza naye, kwa hivyo nikamwambia kwamba mtu huyu anataka kumtomba. Nilienda chumbani kwangu, Jackie nyuma yangu. Nilipofungua mlango nimeona kuwa kuna kitu kilikuwa kibaya. Niliibiwa! Jambo la kushangaza ni kwamba makubaliano ya mauzo yameibiwa. Pia kiliibiwa koti langu, mkoba wangu na 40.000, miwani yangu, chombo changu cha kupima sukari, suruali moja. Vitu vingine vyote vilikuwa vimebaki.

Sasa nina wakili na hakuna kinachokwenda. Pesa zangu tu. Nilipoteza kila kitu. Jackie hajatumia KSh 1 na sasa anapata milioni 2. Kama nilivyogundua, Kenya hakuna sheria iliyopo. Na hiyo ni kweli. Hapa unaweza kufanya unachotaka.

Mgeni ndiye aliye huru zaidi. Na hiyo sio kweli kila wakati. Vijana wengine waliniuliza ninaionaje Kenya, kwanini wazungu wengi wanakuja Kenya. Waliamini nitasema kwa sababu ni nchi nzuri lakini naijua vizuri. Wazungu wanakuja hapa kwa sababu hapa kuna biashara nzuri inayowezekana. Hiyo inamaanisha hapa wanaweza kufanya kile wanachotaka, pesa hufanya barabara moja kwa moja. Ulaya watasindika, hapa hakuna kinachotokea.

Nimefanya utaftaji mdogo. Kweli nilijaribu kupata ukweli.

Hapa kuna matokeo yangu.

1. Jackie ameolewa na Odongo. Nikamuuliza kwanini kwenye ID YAKE anaitwa Odongo? Ni makosa na serikali, alisema.

2. Patrick, kwa hivyo ujumbe, ni mpenzi wake.

3. Nilijificha. Hiyo ni hakika. Na hii ilipangwa na shangazi yake, Patrick na Jackie. Swali hapa ni, Charles yuko wapi? Je, ni jamaa, mpenzi? Au nini?

Hiyo ndio hadithi. Mimi sio mtu mweupe pekee ambaye alinaswa. Kuna wengine wengi. Shida ni kwamba hakuna mashtaka. Wezi wanaweza kuiba. Hakuna anayewazuia. Polisi hawafanyi chochote, CID haifanyi chochote. Conning inaweza kuendelea.