Deal gone sour: How Mohammed Jaffer And Ali Punjani Fell Out
Mombasa influential businessmen and wheeler-dealers have over the years graced the corridors of power cutting deals and influencing political developments. During the Kanu era of Daniel Arap Moi, they were the people to go to if you wanted a political office, public land, government house, jobs or government tenders. They made their money by cutting deals. Their word was law from Mombasa, Kwale, Kilifi, Tana River, Lamu and Taita Taveta.
The Coast tycoons are good at hedging their bets by funding both the likely winner of the presidential race and the rivals just in case in order to protect their interests. In one of their fundraising missions for Uhuru and Ruto ahead of the 2017 general election they raised at least Sh1 billion in an exclusive invite-only dinner.
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