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Ofafa Jericho estate in Nairobi soon after it was built in 1963. The estate was at the centre of a corruption scandal between the city mayor and contractors. [File, Standard]
A tarpaulin for a sick cow, an occasional bottle of brandy to soothe an ailing wife and a lorry full of sand was enough to buy the city engineer’s consent.
These gifts by a Nairobi municipal contractor, sweetened with free flow of liquor, ushered the city engineer into the dark world of cartels which would claim the life of a colleague and destroy the careers of many.
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