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Sparing no effort in drugs crackdown a plus for Kenya

In May 2000, Kenyan citizen Ibrahim Akasha was murdered by a man on a motorcycle as he roamed Amsterdam’s red-light district. His body was flown home to Mombasa and buried in his luxurious Nyali home.

By the time he was killed, Akasha had acquired money in bank accounts across the world valued at Sh500 million, in addition to mansions and luxury cars. Almost 20 years later, his two sons had built a huge drug empire based on what their father started. However, justice is finally being served.

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