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Mudavadi Reveals How Kenyan Cartels ‘Chased Away’ Singapore Investors

Mudavadi Reveals How Kenyan Cartels ‘Chased Away’ Singapore Investors

While reflecting on the incident, Mudavadi noted that the challenges facing Kenyans, particularly in infrastructure development, are mostly self-imposed...

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Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi revealed that powerful cartels operating at the Port of Mombasa sabotaged a crucial partnership with Singaporean investors in the mid-1990s, driving them away and hindering the port's development.

  • When Mudavadi served as Finance Minister between 1993 and 1997, a deal was negotiated for Singapore to improve the Port of Mombasa.
  • The Singaporean team, known for operating one of the world's most efficient ports, was "chased away" by cartels benefitting from illicit practices at the Port of Mombasa.
  • This incident is cited by Mudavadi as an example of "self-imposed" challenges hindering Kenya's infrastructure development, contrasting with President William Ruto's current "Singapore Dream" for the nation.

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