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.