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| 'Imams refused to give us information' |
| 2011-02-14 |
| [The Nation (Nairobi)] The imams and Mohammedan activists at the Coast declined to give Sherlocks information on drug pushers. A team of Sherlocks sent to Coast Province last year to investigate the drug menace said the holy mans claimed government officials knew the drug barons. "They were interviewed with a view of gathering information that could assist in the investigation but they declined," says a report by the team. The Sherlocks said some of those interviewed were either crying wolf or driven by financial gains. When the team visited the imams again to see if they had new information, they said that information was with an informer, the report says. The team reported that it had earlier dealt with the informer and found him to be dishonest. "At one point he had asked for Sh20,000," the report adds. The Sherlocks also said that the imams appeared to have divided loyalty as they allegedly dealt with the suspects and government agents at the same time. The report says that Mombasa Municipal Council employee Ali Mchemi alias Shee Lako, who was nabbed in December last year and charged with disguising proceeds of drug trafficking, told the Sherlocks that he was betrayed by the informer after he stopped paying protection fees. Meanwhile, ...back at the ranch... the Sherlocks have accused two political activists in Mombasa of giving misleading information to the police and the media. The report says the two turned out to be political activists with one having contested the Mvita seat in the last general election. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 And the imams said: "Shut up. You don't need to know anything but what we tell you!" |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-02-14 11:28 |