“My
name is Brayant*, but ni-allow ni-keep my surname private. Mmekwa
mkini-follow na kuni-investigate mabudaa but natambua ni wera yenu,
wacha niwafunulie risto nzima juu sitaki mababe wanijue, sifa mbaya
zii!!. Juu most of the times nimekwa nikiperuz ripoti zenu za
investigation na vile tu mlini-call nikajua za forty zimefika.
(You have been investigating me for a while but I have decided to
tell you the whole story before you get out and even reveal my name.
I have read you investigative reports on your site and daily
publications and knew of you capabilities to have a grip on me.)”
The
Legacy Investigative team for the past three months was following
this story. A story of guys who are taking advantage of the innocent
first years, the Freshers. After getting rumours of the happenings,
our team planned an investigation into the allegations. Our first
step was to get a victim and in a few days we got to meet Beatrice*,
at first she was hesitant to talk with our team but after hours of
persuasion and promises she gave in. For security reasons we had to
meet at her friends residence, Kesses township. It was here that we
also realized that her friend too had fallen victim of the said men.
“Nimeamua
kufanya interview yenu huku coz of privacy and nilikwa nataka mpate
details mob juu pia beshte yangu ni victim.
(I have decided to get interviewed at this place because I wanted you
people to get more details from my friend who is also a victim”
Beatrice told amid slight tears.
Beatrice's
friend did not want her name revealed. She feared stigmization from
her friends especially her male friends who she says may start
mocking her. Her worry too was with her female friends who may spread
the rumours and back bite her.
“Mi
ntaongea tu but sitawaambia jina yangu. Naogopa kujulikana na
mabeshty wa mine kwanza maboy sitaki wani-sideline wakijua. Madem ndo
worse coz wanaumbea mob na wanaeza ni-eat at my back.
(I will just talk but won't reveal my names. I fear my friends
especially the boys who may sideline me if they knew. The worst is if
my female friends know because may backbite me)” Beatrice's friend
expressed her worry.
It's
here that we got to know some of the identities of the “hunters”,
commonly referred to as Team Mafisi. We decided to investigate
one by one but came to realise that most of them had disappeared
after getting what they wanted. Our investigations reveals that most
of them are the cohorts waiting or already at their attachment
stations. But after days, we got a tip off from another victim that
she had sported one of them. Bettie* helped us locate the gentleman's
residence. Our trusted sources revealed the guy was a third year
currently on attachment. Brayant was the name he was widely known by
his friends around the campus. Our efforts to know his full names hit
rocks but he was confirmed to be a student at the School of Arts and
Social Sciences.
We
laid our traps but the guy seemed to have knowledge of what was going
on. Our efforts seemed to sink into an ocean full of sand. It was
during this period that one of us received a call from him. He
started with what seemed to be threats but he was ably tamed after
which he decided to voluntarily provide the information. He admitted
of the doings and that he had once read an investigative report
belonging to the legacy. This comrades is what transpired between the
guy and the investigative team…...
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