What The Akasha Sentence Means

What the Akasha sentence means by Matthew Russell Lee

On 16th August 2019 Baktash Akasha was sentenced to a mere 25 years in jail and fined USD 100,000 (Ksh. 10 million) by a New York Court. The Akasha brothers pled guilty to 6 counts of drug trafficking and illegal use of firearms, charges that usually result in life imprisonment. So why such a lenient sentence?

There are more curiosities about Baktash’s sentencing beyond the lenient sentencing. First, the prosecutor did not raise any objections to the light sentence and secondly, rather that put his entire wealth which is approximated at nearly Ksh. 6 Billion into civil forfeiture, the light bite Ksh. 10 million was fined again without objection. Thirdly, though arrested and charged jointly, Baktash was sentenced alone with Ibrahim Akasha due for sentencing in early November.

What does it all mean?

In the case of Baktash, these are the tale tale signs that a plea deal was agreed between the US prosecutor’s office and Baktash. A similar path was taken on notorious 1970s drug lord Frank Lucas whose life sentence was reduced to 5 years (time served) once he entered a plea deal and led to the arrest of over 100 drug dealers, corrupt police officers, customs officials and judges. Plea deals are a crime fighting weapon in the US that are responsible for taking down drug dealers and the Italian and Irish mobs.

The Baktash Akasha plea deal, while not the most lenient, is very troubling for his associates back in Kenya. The star witness in convicting the Akashas was their long-time associate Vijay Goswami. He provided dates, places and names of people the Akashas did business with and officials bribed in Kenya to allow their drug empire to grow. While his testimony was enough to close the case on Baktash, cooperation and corroboration by the Akashas would more than seal the fate of the persons named in the over 3,500 pages of testimony provided by Goswami spanning the years between 2009 and 2017.

The most adversely named persons are lawyer Cliff Ombeta, judge Dora Chepkwony (who was stationed in Mombasa), judge Aggrey Muchelule (who became a business associate),judge Chacha Mwita (who offered judicial protection) and Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu (involved in a money laundry racket through a third party). Other judges and lawyers are mentioned as well with the meetings taking place on the sidelines of judicial conferences and retreats or abroad during the peak holiday season.

With Baktash’s plea deal, bank accounts and transfer dates including transferred amounts will become state’s evidence against the associates and accomplices of the Akasha empire. Vijay Gosami surrendered into evidence his ledger, the black book that prosecutors love for detailed book keeping.

So what does it mean? It means the curtain is about to come down on about 100 senior judges, lawyers, members of parliament, former governors and current members of the governors and senator’s councils.

Sentencing Baktash ahead of Ibrahim could also be strategic pressure. The message is very clear to the junior Akasha brother; cooperate or you get life.

What’s better than two corroborations of guilt? Three, and if Ibrahim caves between now and November 8th, there will be nowhere to hide for the corrupt of Kenya.

Wewe utashinda ukilyke posts za micymas kisha unarudia thread zake afresh like you are his ass worshipper or something?

Mlambe Mcoondu matako hii

Hii sasa ndio the real kieleweke my fren…

  [B]So what does it mean? It means the curtain is about to come down on about 100 senior judges, lawyers, members of parliament, former governors and current members of the governors and senator’s councils[/B].     

JSC should fire them first, it’ll be ashame for The Kenyan judiciary and Kenyans to witness honorable judges and Magistrates been hauled out of the country in chains.

  The most adversely named persons are lawyer Cliff Ombeta, judge Dora Chepkwony (who was stationed in Mombasa), judge Aggrey Muchelule (who became a business associate),judge Chacha Mwita (who offered judicial protection) and [B]Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu (involved in a money laundry racket through a third party)[/B]. Other judges and lawyers are mentioned as well with the meetings taking place on the sidelines of judicial conferences and retreats or abroad during the peak holiday season.      

Seems like letting DJC Philomena Mwilu slide from her earlier case was a tactical surrender, bigger wows were waiting for her.

Where does this leave Amos Wetu ? Ibrahim Akasha drive once confessed that, his boss was paying school fees for Wetu kids.

Interesting times ahead.

Naona kitaeleweka kweli kweli very soon. Ibrahim might bury many including myself. He has been given a warning shot using the bro as an example. Uzuri zangu nishatomba nazo malaya Sabina joy zikaisha.

You just reminded me; where did @jaymoh go? Alitwambia to expect interesting times.

Na yeye 001 ,naskia ni chumvi tu aongeza. The panic is real in our justice System.

Noma

Guess who the fall guy will be as the dynasties protect themselves.

Huyo mwilu na Bwana yake Amos wako the father of impunity waende jela . kwanza nitafurahia sana Elchapo akichunisha Ombeta na wako skuma pale Colorado maximum

Lakini si ni nchi hi hi wazito wa chickengate pale UK walirushwa ndani na wakatoka while their alleged partners mtaa wako nje?

drugs are a different ball game all together.

Has the information about senior government officials likely to be picked and extradited to the US to face drug-related charges caused suspicion among friends? Yes. Some top politicians and senior government officers were overheard complaining and blaming each other, more so top politicians who have visited and overstayed in America in the recent past, for travelling abroad to cut deals with authorities and in return “sell” out their colleagues. “Wacha tu! We shall name those dining in the US while selling out their brothers in crime,” a furious ex-cop was overheard threatening to spill the beans. Top politicians, judges and businessmen are wanted in the US over drugs after they were named in the Akasha case.

from corridors of power.

https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/corridors-of-power/2019-08-16-corridors-of-power/

Mrs Wako … just telling you that the vulture (or is in Eagle, in this case) is a patient bird…
And the windmills of the gods grind slowly but surely… Get all the ktalk thresholds you can from Mr Wako … coz itakuwa hekaya when the mills finally stop for you.

Mfalme BS…Makende wewe :smiley:

Mbona uko na-ufu-cker…juu ya pia wewe unaendea plea ama?:smiley:

What are you blubbering about…hapa ni elec sio windmill

Mr. Wetu might be in the mix to. Remember, he protected the Akasha Senior.

@maizeroaster . 25 years is lenient sentencing? I have meet people who have served 20 years. They look deformed. And their akili has rukad to some extent while they are in. They will never be the same person. Your body reconfigures itself.
And all those associated with the Akashas are probably shitting on their seats right now.

Windmills of the gods…