After the arrest of flamboyant businessman Jared Otieno over the fake gold syndicate, blogger Robert Alai has dragged the of NTV journalist Ken Mijungu through the murky waters.
According to Alai, Ken Mijungu aggressively defended Otieno after DCI smoked him out of his hideout during the Wednesday evening raid.
“When I revealed that it was Jared Otieno who was involved in the scam, NTV host Ken Mijung’u called me to complain that it wasn’t Jared Otieno who did that” he tweeted.
In his Thursday morning tweet, the controversial blogger went on to indicate that it’s a ploy by some journalists and media houses to conceal actions of some of Kenya’s dirty cartels.
“See how we have destroyed media in Kenya? Really Ken? Really?” he poses.
“Ona sasa. Cartels have gatekeepers in media houses.”
When I revealed that it was Jared Otieno who was involved in the scam, NTV host Ken Mijung'u called me to complain that it wasn't Jared Otieno who did that. See how we have destroyed media in Kenya?
Really Ken? Really? Ona sasa.
Cartels have gatekeepers in media houses.
— Robert Alai (@RobertAlai) May 16, 2019
Alai’s tweet went viral immediately and Kenyans surprising supported his sentiments.
Here are some of their reactions.
Ken Mijungu ndo ule alichapa baby mama right? not suprised
— Kenyan (@Lakwetab) May 16, 2019
Actually gave up on audio visual media kitambo Sana….Twitter is 10 times better. Let them brand bloggers as source for fake news but we know better.
— Spencer Baraza (@SpencerBaraza) May 16, 2019
@KenMijungu jitetee sasa. Don’t joke with Alai, he can tell you which pant & colour your wife is wearing today.
— Juma Odhiambo 🇰🇪 (@Jodhis_) May 16, 2019
If true , ken should take responsibility, coz it’s for sure this gold scam have brought everyone to silence the story not to go the public
— Daniel (@danielmanthi00) May 16, 2019
Our media went on bed with ALL crooks in +254 long time ago!Criminals are in control ALMOST all media hses
— Mbesya Mbesya (@MbesyaM) May 16, 2019
This guy’s are in business to protest the so called “Flashy Businessmen”!!!… unreliable main stream media!!!
— Ed Mbithi (@edmbithi) May 16, 2019
He must be very dirty. Stinking. I have this kind of stupidity from these media guys. You truly said it
— Erick Gitobu (@Erigits_strong) May 16, 2019
According to DCI George Kinoti, Otieno was smoked out of his hiding when armed detectives raided his palatial home in Karen, Nairobi.
Detectives also towed away his two luxurious cars, a Porsche and Bentley, that were parked at his newly acquired home.
“The fugitive Jared Otieno has been arrested,” Kinoti told Capital FM News on Thursday morning, “we raided his newly bought palatial house in Karen where two brand new vehicles, a Bentley and a Porsche were recovered.”
“He is part of a wider gang and we are still pursuing others. These people are harmful to the economy since they are selling what does not exist,” he added.
“They have wreaked havoc on many people. This is a criminal enterprise and we are determined to dismantle it.”
The raid didn’t come as a surprise as the flamboyant businessman has been linked to related scams in the past.
On June 20, 2017, police arrested the businessman over claims he swindled foreigners in a gold export deal.
Senior principal magistrate Martha Mutuku allowed the request by police to detain him for seven more days to allow for completion of investigations.
The flashy businessman had been arrested for obtaining money by pretending to be in a position to export gold from Kenya to foreign countries.
He was arrested after several complaints to the police by four foreign nationals.
According to the police, the Mr Otieno often told the complainants that monies they sent him was used to pay government taxes and exportation expenses.
His latest arrest comes days after investigations were launched following numerous complaints from those conned–including United Arab Emirates leader Sheikh Al Maktoum.