In last week's article, I addressed our country's ability to be a safe refuge for foreigners looking to live a stress-free life. A life they are often not afforded in their own European/ Western countries.

While I mostly spoke on the positive impacts of having economic migrants, I briefly addressed the negatives. For some reason, Kenyans shy away from publicly speaking out on the negative impacts of tourism or immigration… until we get swept up in international news.

While the world was invested in the Jefferey Epstein scandal to see the downfall of presidents, princes and billionaires, the one name we least expected to hear from an American-based criminal activity was the name Kenya. But here we go, getting dragged into some icky sticky stuff.

Imagine the horror every Kenyan had when they saw that out of the million documents released from the Epstein files was an email with the subject line ‘Kenya’. Goddammit! What did we do now? We are always getting dragged into things that ideally should not concern us.

The email was brief, loaded with intimation of creepy things that Epstein's buddies could do in Kenya. It was clear from the very brief email that these were people who were capable of and participating in abhorrent activities while visiting our country. Think about it, these people had a whole island where they could partake in their abominable activities without being seen. However, they could still vacation freely in countries such as ours, while engaging in said activities and getting away scot-free.

Kenya has always been a mob haven. Our highest-ranking government officers are so gangster that they could be charged in multiple crimes at home and the international courts, get named on documents that expose global illegal activities, yet they would run for office and win. If one Googles any criminal cases Kenya has been named in by the international community, they would not be surprised to find many high-ranking politicians on the list.

Criminal syndicates in our countries operate stealthily. You would imagine that there would not be a market for Epstein's foul business on our land, but lo and behold, there are people — our people — who specialise in procuring whatever is needed for the likes of Jeffery Epstein and Andrew Mountbatten.

You don't even have to look too far to realise that sex tourism is out of control in Kenya. All you have to do is take a walk alongside the coastal towns and deep-dive into Nairobi's posh neighbourhoods. Criminal activities involving children and tourists are happening in our own backyard. Everyone is either turning a blind eye to it or speaking about it in hushed tones. Why does it take the international community to publicly shame us for us to do something about it?

Our biggest problem is not the moneyed white man who comes to seek gratification for their immorality. Our biggest threat is the man who offers his sister or his brother's child on a silver platter.

Urbanly referred to as Uncle Tom, this person usually facilitates the needs of a tourist looking to do things he cannot do in his own country. There are many such people in our midst who betray their country, their kin and their morals for money. Whether it be pimping out our people or our resources, these Uncle Toms do not care about the consequences of their actions, all they care about is money.

Nobody ever thinks about getting caught, until the wild card that is Jeffery Epstein gets pulled out and the house of cards crumbles, exposing everyone involved.