Fascinating inside look at how pirate dollars are laundered in Kenya
May 22, 2009
Written by kenyanobserver in KENYA
McClatchy newspapers sent a reporter into the heart of Eastleigh, which is described in the piece as “a dilapidated, Somali-dominated section of Nairobi dubbed “Little Mogadishu”, ” to look at how the millions of dollars earned by pirates at sea finds it’s way into Kenya where it is easily laundered and then invested in local [...]
Dallas man among crew that fought off Somali pirates on the Maersk
April 9, 2009
Written by kenyanobserver in AROUND THE US
A Dallas man, Colin Wright, is among the crew that fought off attacking Somali pirates as they tried to hijack the Maersk Alabama off the coast of Somali Wednesday morning. The pirates managed to take the captain of the ship, Richard Philips, with them.
It took a US Navy destroyer, The USS Bainbridge, about five hours [...]
Captured Pirates will be prosecuted in Kenya
January 27, 2009
Written by kenyanobserver in AFRICA
Kenya and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding that solves a major issue with what to do with captured pirates. From now on any pirate captured off the East African coast will be prosecuted in a Kenyan court. Somali is a failed state and consequently, the legal system there is not functioning.
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