Gunshots had been reported at Nakumatt Supermarket, Westgate Mall, and the shooting was still going on. That was the story Mr Patel, then 43, told the Nation a few days after the 2013 Westgate attack. Harish Patel in action during the Westgate Mall attack in 2013. EXTORTIONWhat is surprising, as Mr Patel prepares his defence, is how a person widely admired for his heroic deeds during the Westgate attack is now being accused of extortion. COMMUNITY POLICINGDuring Prof Wangari Maathai’s funeral in 2011, Mr Patel was part of the team that cremated the Nobel laureate.

Source: Daily Nation July 22, 2020 05:00 UTC