David Munyakei
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David Sadera Munyakei (1968 - 31 July 2006) was a Kenyan noted for his role as the whistleblower of the Goldenberg scandal which significantly damaged the Kenyan economy in the early 1990s.
Employment at Central Bank of Kenya
Before Munyakei was offered employment at the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) he had also been accepted as a cadet in the Army. He was planning to join the army when he received the CBK offer. He accepted the CBK offer which was prestigious and difficult to come by and joined CBK in 1991.
Munyakei would later narrate that he was qualified and followed the proper procedure to get the CBK job which also included opportunities for further studies. He intimated that he went to CBK instead of college since after three years he would be given a scholarship to university within the banking provisions for training.[1]
Goldenberg and aftermath
As a result of his whistle-blowing actions, Munyakei was fired from his position at the Central Bank of Kenya, and spent the next decade of his life poor and largely unemployed. He died in August 2006, leaving three daughters and his wife.[2]
His story has been serialized in a book The True Story of David Munyakei (ISBN 9966-7008-9-7).
See also
References
- ^ "Goldenburg: Story of a whistleblower - Magazine". Theeastafrican.co.ke. 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
- ^ "Death of a Whistle blower". Mambo Africa. 2010-09-27. Retrieved 2012-09-17.