Every Wednesday morning on Citizen radio at 730 one Benjamin Ndolo reels out a chronicle of national woe/failure and trauma that he would have us believe is the only Kenyan condition. According to him we're half way down the abyss and the best we can do is tighten our seat belts.
This morning he was cheerleading Kethi Kilonzo as the new presumptive Senatorial saviour of Makueni and by extension Kenya. As always his stock narratives were unquestioningly accepted by the Citizen radio djs who are more of co-hosts than serious radio journalists ,even by Kenyan standards.
To wind up he reminded everyone how he experienced racism in the US south and how during last years Rhino Charge a white neighbouring camper discharged a shotgun into the air saying,"one down.,millions more to go!" How brave! Heroically escaping a non murder attempt! Wow!
In the mid 2000s there was a Benji Ndolo, a 30 something year old dreadlocked light skinned St.Marys school Westlands alumni in Atlanta,Georgia who hit upon a genius idea. A combined private mortgage brokering and home refinancing operation. Apparently the business literally took off like a house on fire;for which he was profiled as one of the successful Kenyans in America in mid 2005.
What really happened is a tale involving promises,disappointment and outright conmanship possibly swindling. Incendiary diaspora emails from Atlanta flew thick and fast. I attached the whole series for readers to see and decide for themselves.
This is how the scam worked...a buddy from ATL who is privy to it broke it down...
...was
this Benji chap a realtor? How exactly did he swindle chaps? One of
the incidents in the article talk about him making $200K in one RE
deal? Do you know in what capacity he made that loot? It sounds like a
lot of loot for a realtor/broker, to make off one digz...unless we're
talking about a very pricey one.
What Benji had going for him
was a one-stop shop. After dealing with foreclosures and fixer-upper
deals, I know how much of a biyatch it can be. First you need to locate a
wholesaler, from whom you can buy the houses. Second, you need to get a
hard money lender who can loan you the float to buy and fix the house.
That's coz "legit" banks do not touch fixer-uppers. Yaani even if all
your house needs is an AC unit and some sheet-rock work, the bank won't
touch that. So these hard money lenders give you float but of course you
pay another jacked up interest rate. So of course the deal is you
quickly fix the house then refinance it with a legit bank. Third, you
need to find legit contractors who will fix the house for you. Again,
after dealing with some seriously punda contractors, I know how hard a
job that can be. Also, lets assume you grab a pal from TTQ and show him a
jacked up house and ask him how much it would cost to fix, he would
honestly have no idea. It takes a while to know how much paint and such a
house needs, and how much it costs. Bila that knowledge, you stand the
chance of getting totally conned. Finally, once the house is fixed, you
need to be able to refinance it and then market it, either for sale or
for rent.
So if you're a chap who has
never dealt in real estate and you wish to ingia, what I have described
above is definitely a load. So what Benji did was to offer a one-stop
shop - he'd get you a house from his whole-salers, get you a hard-money
loan, get you contractors who'd fix the house, then help you get
tenants. All for a fee of course, but it was a deal which were it legit
would be a very serious deal for many investors.
I heard that in the beginning
things were cool then at some time he just went crooked. Fulton County
(where Atlanta is) is the Number 1 county in the nation when it comes to
mortgage fraud. So the pals who were crooked there made a shit load of
money. So what I heard Benji would do is he's be in cahoots with
everyone from the wholesaler to the appraisers, the contractors, the
hard money lenders, the mortgage brokers, etc.
He played kadhaa pals. My chile
pal, like I said, lost everything she had worked for and gotten in
Stato. Our other pal got a house for $280 G at a serious deal of about
$220, spent like $30 fixing it, and then tried pull some float out and
then re-finance it for about $270. The legit bank sent out it's
appraisers who told him that the house is actually worth only $140 G. So
now our pal can't rent or sell the house. He owes those banks about
$250,000 for a totally non-performing asset. Sure, he can let it
foreclose, but it's going to be on his credit until 2017, and since he
deals a lot in buying and selling homes, that would destroy his career
kabisa. Yaani totally jacked up shit. I personally know of 3 more pals,
and how much they lost, plus I've heard of other pals. And these are the
only ones we know about. That's why I applaud it coming out coz pals
need to know about such shit.
One thing Benji had going for
him is he is a very smooth talker. Plus he's the jamaa who got talked
about in that Nation article that mentioned Kenyan millionaires abroad.
Of course that lends serious credibility when he approaches you. Here's
the Nation article, Benji is mentioned somewhere in the middle.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Feb 21, 2007 1:28 PM
Subject: Screw Benjamin Ndolo formerly of Atlanta
To: George Mitoko <
ogallo@gmail.com>, "Macharia, Chris" <Chris.Macharia@fnf.com >, Tony Wanyoike <
twanyoike@gmail.com>, Don Owino <
topdonn1@gmail.com>, Brian Were < brian.were@gmail.com>, Godfrey Waluse <
gwaluse@gmail.com>, Victor Nasibi < vnasibi@gmail.com>, Gilbert Ottieno Jnr <
gillo13@gmail.com>, Munene < pmathenge@gmail.com>, Morris Kabuage <
kabuage@gmail.com>, Walter Chelski < wmbuthia@yahoo.com>, Kithinji Mwirigi <
kmwirigi@gmail.com>, krisskarume mwangi < krisskarume@gmail.com>, Frank Koinange <
fkoinange@hotmail.com>
Dang.
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I hate to take it upon myself,
but I cannot sit back and let someone ruin other people's lives
anymore…..I'm talking about one BENJAMIN NDOLO that used to live in
Atlanta, and now based in Nairobi. I understand that you can catch this
goon on capital fm, its about time he made some $$ from all the shit
that comes out of his mouth …at least his broke days are
over...........perhaps the audience will believe his BS.
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This fool lived in Atlanta for almost 10 years, Sold people
houses that were a REALLY BAD DEAL: I'm talking about making people that
are his personal friends buy property that HE KNEW was not worth
anything…..He left his friends high and dry with ridiculous mortgage
payments that they can never sell and will never make $$ back on just to
break even…..how can you call him a friend?? He actually pulled the
same stunt on an unsuspecting friend right before his sudden departure
to Kenya for good…….I hope the money you made from that rotten deal made
you happy!! His roommate paid all the bills at his very own house, yet
he couldn't even come up with one cent but was always out flossing like
he had money…and when someone asked him for a loan he would always say
his money was tied up in investments then refer them to some of his
boys….…....No wonder your house was foreclosed on MR MILLIONARE!!! When
was that? Early May 2006?? Why? Because you couldn't pay your damn bills
for a looonggg time…….At that time 2 of your boys took you in, on 2
separate occasions…..they let you crash at their house, which you turned
into trash for the period you were there…..…..and you used to brag to
your obese girlfriends that their houses were your crib??? The same
friends I heard you talking shit about in Kenya saying how you helped
them, took care of them!! Who was taking care of who??? Isn't it true
that one of them used to hide your BMW in his garage for you so that
REPO MAN doesn't get a hold of it??
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Benjamin is a parasite…actually a tapeworm to be precise….makes
your tummy big thinking you've shibad but kumbe you're housing an animal
that feeds off your insides….He lived off people for the last 6 months
before his departure, after he lost his house…..bought suits with his
meager money to floss to people in Kenya like he was balling over
here.......even his own brother came here thinking he was balling only
to be kicked out in the cold and made to fend for himself in a foreign
land....he let his own brother live in the streets......the man is a
snake!! ……He's perfected the art of mind f*cking….. His charisma is very
hypnotic that once he start giving you information about other people,
you have no choice but to believe…he's brought healthy relationships
down to their knees…..caused breakups, mayhem…the works!!! Gossips like a
biatch…..pretending to be a friend, somebody people can trust, yet all
he does is get to the core of their emotion and short circuit it.…and
for what Benjamin?? Have you no shame? No conscience?
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And I heard you've been talking shit about people in Atlanta
being broke as a joke…….isn't that ironic??? You relate to the word
broke better than anyone I know…. Cause you're ass was always CRAZY
broke…..could never afford to go out clubbing or hang out with others
because I guess you were busy scheming…or trying to find who your next
victim in real estate would be. How about when you invited a friend of
yours to come visit you in Atl from Kenya in summer 06….yet you forgot
to inform the person that housed you about the visitor……He still housed
your friend for almost 3 weeks and entertained him for you while you
spent $0?
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Please BEWARE: Don't let his eloquent language or his
personality fool you. Beneath it all lies a man, waiting to pounce on
his next "victim"…..Not to mention, he will try stick his infamous small
dick in anything in a skirt, including his friend's girlfriends….He
will say anything to get some ass and WOMEN I mean ANYTHING!!
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The only reason he got away with shit in Atlanta is because
these were his friends that he f*cked over, and nobody wanted to blast
him out of the water…..they just tolerated him. The article below…about
him being a millionare…..that's the funniest joke ever. Every time
anybody asked him about the article in Atlanta, the nigga would quickly
ignore or be as quite as can be…….if you were indeed a Millionaire,
would you not be proud to be what you are?? I challenge ask any one of
you to ask benjamin about his self acclaimed title of MILLIONARE as per
he article below that was published in th NATION in 2005. I guarantee
that you shall be met with silence, followed by a sudden excuse or joke
about it from this brillian mind twister....but hey, its worth a try.
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Benjamin, Kenya is not USA, niggas will not take your punk ass
ways as quietly as they did in the states………….so PLEASE GROW UP AND QUIT
F*CKING WITH PEOPLE…. ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR YOU DID
NOT DESERVE THE PAIN YOU CAUSED.....what do you get from all this??….in
the meatime….watch your back….cause KARMA'S A BIATCH AND ITS GOING TO
BITE YOU IN THE ASS SOONER OR LATER!
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A WORD OF ADVICE: NEVER SHIT ON THE HAND THAT FEEDS/FED YOU!!
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›› JP (02/19/2007)
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Couple of related articles in this website:
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LMAO@obese girlfriends. If this is true shame on to him!
...reply # 3645
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›› Cookie (02/20/2007)
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jEEZ....yaani we got people like that .....Ashindwe....living on other peoples money. Ati obese galfriends.....hehehehehe
...reply # 3648
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›› Githiora wa Gurai (02/20/2007)
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I
live in ATL and I can confirm that everything in that email is
true..........not only did the dude kick his bro out in the cold and
render him homeless, lakini the jamaa screwed many of his pals over,
yani stubbing 'his boys' in the back at every opportunity possible just
out of pure evil.
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Word on the street is that the deal he pulled was about him playing
broker in closing a house purchase deal for one of his 'boys', when he
got the $200,000 cheque he was on the next flight to Nairobi, leaving
the poor victim to deal with the lender and the resulting problems. He's
splashing those dollars in Nairobi at the moment.
...reply # 3669
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›› Jigga (02/20/2007)
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Here he is..........the said Benjamin Ndolo
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and
trust me,every city has thier benjamin
ndolos.its all too familliar story;broker selling to all his fellow
kenyans hopeless deals knowingly all the a way from loans for
anything...then bragging at parties how loaded they are and trying to
screw every skirt,usually never successful though.
...reply # 3706
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›› Jusper (02/21/2007)
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I'm sorry for writing yet again, but I have received an overwhelming response about Benjamin Ndolo since my last email.
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I will try and respond to all the questions asked.
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For those that wanted to know if this was really true.... Yes it sadly is.
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For those that really wanted to know why he suddenly left the
country...that's a question I really can't answer, but I have a feeling
he was getting away on a scum he ran on someone. I'd suggest you ask him
that question
me_benji@yahoo.com
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For
those that talked about how he tried to get you on investment deals but
you never quite did business with him....good for you and I'm glad you
saved your money.
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For those that feel victim by venturing into
business/investments with him....I'm so sorry, like I said KARMA'S A
BIATCH...he will get his someday.
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For those that asked again
about his millionaire status and company...go to Google and ran a search
on "The Benjamins Group"....you get ZERO hits....but a search on The
Benjamin Groups gives hits on a sales and marketing company located in
Massachusetts and NOT an REAL ESTATE/INVESTMENT COMPANY IN ATLANTA.
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For the comment "thank you for Shedding the light, yes Karma is a
bitch but I am still surprised that The same person who I went to high
school with....is the same one who is so deceiving" life changes
people...that's something that none of us can control.
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For those that asked "...why you decided to let it all out?"
because I could not sit and watch him hurt others with his devious
behavior anymore.
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DISCLAIMER: I did not write this out of malice.
All that I stated were cold facts I felt should be put out there so
that others don't fall prey like some did.
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You can clarify this information from people that know him...not
people that just know him or know of him, but people that REALLY REALLY
know him. ... reply # 3708
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›› Anonymous (02/21/2007)
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Holy sh*t! Is this for real? I hung out with this cat when I was back home for hols. I have to holla at him to hear his side.
...reply # 3715
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›› Jigga (02/21/2007)
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All
this from the cat that was boasting for people here in ATL ati he was
going home to work in Kalonzo Musyoka's presidential campaign team.
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God help Kalonzo Musyoka if he allows this fellow to work for him in
any form........someone write to Kalonzo and give him onyo >
info@kalonzomusyokafoundation.org ama
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Fax +254-020-214787
...reply # 3721
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›› meonly (02/21/2007)
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all
thats said about him is true, everyone who knows him willvouch for the
story......he is a caniving
S.O.B who preys on women with inferiority complex's and young hungry
guys ready to make a buck with promises of riches then just leaves them
hanging with bad credit......don't know how the chap lives with himself
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...reply # 3722
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›› meonly (02/21/2007)
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all
thats said about him is true, everyone who knows him willvouch for the
story......he is a caniving
S.O.B who preys on women with inferiority complex's and young hungry
guys ready to make a buck with promises of riches then just leaves them
hanging with bad credit......don't know how the chap lives with himself
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As you can see these are all people with inside knowledge many of whom lost money to the said Benji Ndolo. A year or so after these emails circulated a 3 series BMW owned by the same individual was often seen parked outside Lonrho House with a personalised licence plate,reading 'benjamins.'
For those who don't watch rap videos,this is what it means. 100$ bills with Benjamin Franklin.
One thinks instead of posing as political analyst/cheerleader/professional heckler and final arbiter of ethical standards its time to set the record straight. Raise your hand if you agree.
After a one week hiatus,Benji's back! As usual he was entertaining with the same assertions and sweeping statements and hyper critical of our political structures. Starting off attacking those who have an "allergy to the truth," he unloaded cliche after cliche which must be examined since Cindy Ogana,the purported 'journalist' cohosting his 'realtalk' show on Citizen fm never bothers to interrogate his 'truths'.
Firstly we can ignore his potentially slanderous comment about those who killed Mutula Kilonzo,father of future Makueni senator Kethi Kilonzo,slated to inherit his seat.
The truth is Mutula was never that important. Apart for being former prez Moi's lawyer for which he made many many millions few can point to any substantive transformative agenda tabled or implemented by the late Senator during his 5 year cabinet time in 2008-2013 or the prior 5 years when he was Mbooni MP.
What he is remembered for is his tedious defense of his client,immediately after the 2002 election in which he practically vowed to die for Moi. He morphed into an enthusiastic Kibaki basher of a near Odinga type. Oft times he was on TV mouthing identical phrases during the manufactured fake constitutional crisis talks in the early years of the Kibaki era-recall the whole Bomas mess? He would accuse the immediate former president of ethnic favouritism,corruption and all manner of malfeasance ending with the stock "kunajisi katiba/raping the constitution," pointing at his crotch.
Trumpeting Kethi Kilonzo as the new Nelson Mandela, is a major self sabotaging move that will haunt him;(who hasn't noticed her stereotypical Kenyan woman character?,the displaced anger,failure to understand issues,deliberate antagonising perceived enemies and a love of shooting off her mouth?).
Her performance during the CORD presidential court case didn't endear her to unbiased minds;though she raised some laughs looking like a first year law student in front of the Supreme Court. Speaking of which it is now apparent this woman doesn't have a voter's card. Therefore she is ineligible to stand for election anywhere in Kenya. How exactly she was cleared by the IEBC is story they should tell us.
The most annoying narrative however is the timeworn elementary school spiel about the "ethical American foreign policy,so of course Obama couldn't visit us" sold even more energetically than a paid US state department official,leading people to ask-"what about Libya and Syria, forget Gitmo for now."
Here are a few of Libya's 100,000 dead in Obama's undeclared war.
They died faster than these black Libyans. These are the 'best' photos. Others are to gruesome even for men.
Some Syrian army dead. All this happened when Obama's handlers wrote the script for the unfolding death and destruction. Both these countries have suffered immensely. Libya lost at least 30,000 civilians while the Syrian death toll is conservatively estimated at 50,000.
Since Mr.Ndolo seems unaware of this perhaps Cindy should ask him next time he parrots the "ethical foreign policy" line. If she knows-or cares.
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