Like Mr Otieno, Mr Obia — sometimes referred to as the “Don” — is well known in Nairobi’s high-end entertainment circuit and is often described as a “flamboyant businessman” in media reports. The Sunday Nation can today reveal that Mr Jared Otieno and “Mr Smith Mackenzie Otieno” — also known as “Mr Smith Mackenzie” — is one and the same person. Like “Mr Mackenzie”, Mr Otieno operates from an office on 5th Ngong Avenue, Nairobi. It is this office address that “Mr Mackenzie” provided to the Venezuelan lawyer and in various correspondences. In one letter dated January 6, 2016 and seeking various payments, “Mr Mackenzie” signs off as the Chief Executive Officer of East Africa Value Cargo Handlers (K) Ltd.

Source: Daily Nation February 26, 2017 13:41 UTC