Aoko links Haji and North Eastern governors to alleged money laundering and foreign influence

Maverick Aoko has raised serious concerns about the state of Kenya’s intelligence leadership under Noordin Haji, the current NIS boss. In her statement, she criticizes Haji for failing to deliver results during his time as Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), accusing him of not winning any significant case.

According to Aoko, Haji has been misleading President William Ruto on key matters such as handling the Gen Z protests, Raila Odinga’s bid for the African Union Commission chairmanship, and the political situation around former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.

Instead of focusing on national intelligence, Aoko claims Haji is busy paying people like Salsaya, which she sees as a waste of taxpayer money. She goes on to mention that Haji’s brother, Senator Abdul Haji, together with the three North Eastern governors, are set to host Somali Region President Mustafa Muhumed Omar, also known as Cagjar, in Garissa.

Aoko points out that this region borders Ethiopia’s Ogaden area, Djibouti, Somalia, and Somaliland making the meeting highly sensitive.

Although it is being framed as a cultural event, Aoko warns that the meeting is unusual and may have deeper political or security implications.

She recalls that Noordin Haji used a private jet to attend Cagjar’s inauguration, something she had previously exposed on social media, suggesting an unusual closeness between Kenya’s intelligence leadership and foreign Somali interests.

Adding more fuel to the fire, Aoko recalls recent remarks by Fafi MP Salah Yakub, who claimed that Kenyan taxpayer money is being used to fund the terrorist group Al-Shabaab. This has only deepened fears about whether the country’s top leadership is truly aware of the risks Kenya faces.

Aoko questions the safety of Kenyans when police are being deployed to Haiti, soldiers are allegedly involved in secret missions to support the Janjaweed militia, and the rest of the security forces are being used to suppress political opponents and youth activists back home.

She also claims that the North Eastern governors are laundering money for foreign criminal groups operating within Kenya, suggesting a network of corruption and foreign influence that runs deep. According to her, President Ruto appears blinded to all of this, allowing Somali interests to slowly take over national affairs.

These claims by Aoko paint a disturbing picture of a government losing control and an intelligence system compromised by foreign influence and internal mismanagement.