An advertisement in Friday's Daily Nation newspaper has left many Kenyans perplexed after it broadly publicised how to be part of fraudulent dealings in the Government.
The ad, which was in the classified section, openly called on members of the public who wanted to dubiously acquire Government tenders to make their interests known by calling on a highlighted phone number.
“JOIN corruption cartel and win government supply tenders without sweat. 0722647593, [sic]” the advert read.
The publication, which could be easily hidden from the public eye as it is stashed on the back page, sparked outrage among keen-eyed Kenyans.
Kenyans.co.ke sought to find out more on the cartel and upon calling the indicated number, a man who declined to reveal his identity, disclosed that the group is referred to as Shadow Cartel and their operations were both in the National and County Governments.
When asked how they operate, the unidentified man asked this journalist to send her name, name of the registered company and the email address after which he would get back after a thorough background check.
"We will have to do a search to know that the company is registered and it must have a bank account. In cartel world you need to understand the business operates we will send you the requirement through email," the operator noted.
The Shadow Cartel operator boldly highlighted that there were tenders in every sector in the country adding: "When you talk about cartel you can get tender from any department or sector."
Here is the ad:
