It was reported on NTV that “In 2004 Kenyan Police netted a consignment of cocaine worth 6.4 billion Kenyan shillings. Seven years down the line, no one has been held responsible”. On March 25, 2011, 98 packets of cocaine weighing 2 kgs each with a street value of Ksh 500 million were netted in Shanzu area in Mombasa. The 6 suspects, 3 Kenyans, 2 Iranians, and 1 Pakistani national were charged the same day for alleged drug trafficking. The unsolved mystery, however, is how the consignment originally weighing 196 kg came to weight only 102 kg 3 days later when the suspects reappeared in court. Where did the 94 kg of heroin go?

In addition, according to the prosecution, the suspects illegally possessed 30 rounds of ammunition and two firearms. It now turns out that two of the suspects, Yusuf Hassan and Hassan Ibrahim, have valid firearm certificates issued by the state. Does this mean that the charges are likely to be dropped letting the alleged drug traffickers get away with it?

Has Kenya become a cocaine trafficking hub? The question that lingers in Kenyans’ minds today is why the justice system is turning a blind eye on the corruption within. We need answers because we’re intelligent enough to discern 196 kg from 102 kg. We can’t just sigh and let it be when 94 kg of cocaine deemed as evidence disappears in a court of law. It is time for the Kenya Anti Corruption Commission to be true to its people and spare its country unwarranted shame. Otherwise, Kenya will just be another safe haven for drug barons.

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References:

Contradictions over weight of seized drugs 29/03/2011

Six to be charged with trafficking 196kg drugs 27/03/2011

Police must unravel missing drugs puzzle 29/03/2011