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What did the 2004 “Kroll Report”, leaked and published in 2007, say about Kenya’s drug running Akasha Family?

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Ken
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Posted in corruption, Journalism, Justice/Impunity, Kenya, Tourism, United States | Tagged Akasha, Akasha Family, casinos, cocaine, Daniel Arap Moi, drug dealing, drug smuggling, hashish, INL, Italy, Kenya, Kenyan politics, Kroll Report, Malindi, Mombasa, Mwai Kibaki, organized crime, Philip Moi, pills | Leave a reply

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  • "Turning Pebbles: Evading Accountability for Post-Election Violence in Kenya"–Human Rights Watch, Dec. '11
  • Commission of Inquiry into 2007 elections (Kriegler Commssion)
  • Commission of Inquiry into Post Election Violence (Waki Report)
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US Government

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