A Pakistani national, Hussain Jarrar, who had been hiding and evading justice in Kenya, has finally been deported.
Jarrar, 49, had been illegally residing in Kenya for two years with no action taken, until he was picked up from his Lavington residence and bundled onto a KQ flight 310 from Nairobi to Dubai on Friday evening.
He was scheduled to land in Dubai and then be shipped to Karachi, according to officials familiar with the situation.
Immigration officials indicated that the move followed an order by Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki, after confirming that Jarrar was an illegal immigrant who had been enjoying protection from certain corrupt government officials.
“The man was finally deported. His property may be taken over by the Asset Recovery Agency. Let us wait,” said a credible source aware of the issue.
Jarrar’s work permit had expired in November 2022, and he possessed a forged Kenyan ID, known to authorities but overlooked.
The last interaction he had with immigration officials was in July last year when they summoned him over his status.
He appeared before officials who later released him on a Sh100,000 cash bail, promising to summon him the following day for further processing.
Jarrar was under investigation, along with others, over claims of organized crime.
Police wrote to the immigration department seeking information on Jarrar as they probed him over terror claims.
The Anti-Terror Police’s letter dated December 15, 2022, requested information on his presence in the country for their investigation into organized criminal activities.
It remains unclear what happened with the probe. Jarrar, who arrived in the country in 2006 and later worked as a sales motor vehicle agent, suddenly became a billionaire, raising eyebrows among government agencies.
He was cited for money laundering and investigated for forgery due to obtaining a Kenyan identity card fraudulently.
What exposed him was declaring himself as Kenyan in one of the companies he runs, Silver Dash Limited, with his two children based in Pakistan.
His unsuccessful renewal application for a work permit as a foreigner further heightened suspicions.
Operating from his hideout in the city, Jarrar used proxies to conduct his deals since his work permit expired in November last year.
He did not respond to calls for comment on the claims.
A woman claiming to be his wife called, but when asked to share his identity card, she went silent.
Officials reported that he had been moving around seeking help to renew his documents without success.
Kenyan officials suspect Jarrar could be part of an international money laundering ring, given his Sh1.2 billion mall project, Al-Shujah Mall, next to Yaya Centre.
“He was employed as a sales official at Al-Husnain Motors in the city where he earned Sh70,000 up to 2013. He can’t explain how he made the billions he is splashing around,” said an official aware of the probe.
Multiple agencies, including the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, ATPU, the Financial Reporting Centre, the Immigration Department, and the National Intelligence Service, are pursuing him.
Correspondences between these agencies reveal a concerning picture of the businessman.
For instance, one agency’s letter in May 2022 explained how Jarrar arrived in the country.
Jarrar was a director at Al-Shujah Motors Limited, established in 2012, and had previously been a director at Al-Husnain Motors Limited.
In June 2021, he applied for citizenship by lawful residence, but the process was halted due to an adverse notice related to his suspicious involvement with Iranians.
A security agency report states that the company Jarrar runs has been associated with drug trafficking, particularly after his brothers, who were his associates, were deported over narcotics trafficking claims.
He learned of plans to deport him in 2007, left the country, and resurfaced five years later to establish a new company under a different name.
Officials at the Financial Reporting Centre (FRC) alerted bank managers of a local bank about an account held by a Pakistani national, Saleem Qamar, as Jarrar had been running it.
Investigating agencies believe he is receiving protection from certain politicians in exchange for a fee.
The agencies are racing against time to trace Jarrar as he rushes to make massive local investments with questionable cash.
