Weeks after multiple exposes on this site, Victoria Commercial Bank is back on the headlines. This time, netizens calling for the arrest its CEO Yogesh Pattni over a litany of crimes.
Through the hashtag #YogeshPattniUnmasked, they warned Kenyans against dealing with the bank previously accused of heavy involvement in money laundering and urged the government to swiftly move in and see its closure.
I have heard alot dirt from Victoria Commercial Bank, My advice to Kenyans is to be watchful especially when dealing with foreign banks that are accused of money Laundering. Don't Risk. #YogeshPattniUnmasked
— NaiBei™ (@naiblogger) November 11, 2019
The @DCI_Kenya should step in, This Yogesh might be playing hide and seek with Kenyans money #YogeshPattniUnmasked
— Diana Bahati (@DianaBahatiKE) November 11, 2019
Relevant agencies must act with speed to arrest the situation before it gets out of hand. #YogeshPattniUnmasked
— Yvonne (@EvyonK) November 11, 2019
One particular Kenyan accused Pattni of following in his father’s footsteps of thievery. He [Kanji Damji Pattni] was among those linked to the Goldenberg scandal that shook the nation in the 90s and where funds to set up the banking institution were reportedly sourced.
Yogesh Pattni is the son of Kanji Damji Pattni who was linked to the Goldenberg scandal#YogeshPattniUnmasked
— KOT ENGINEER 🇰🇪 (@KOTENGINEER) November 11, 2019
This comes hardly two months after the bank was forced to release an official statement to its troubled customers who expressed worry over the uncertainty of the bank’s future following multiple news stories that uncovered it’s illegal underground dealings.
#YogeshPattniUnmasked Further reports had indicated that the Central Bank of Kenya was investigating the parallel bank after receiving complaints that some depositors had not been repaid. pic.twitter.com/GYIk2p5nhV
— Jay Omondi (@omondii_) November 11, 2019
Pattni, who previously worked at Uhuru owned Commercial Bank of Africa, and whose passports were reportedly revoked by the Republic of India back in 2018, has also been accused of openly tolerating racism at the institution based in Upper Hill, Nairobi.
According to insiders at the middle-sized commercial bank which has its offices in Upper Hill in Nairobi, the Asian managers have no respect for Africans, whom they dismiss as good for nothing. #YogeshPattniUnmasked
— Borrow Yeng (@Itsmadokaa) November 11, 2019
Racism is something that can't be accepted no matter be what and who you are. Black people are intimidated according to allegations received#YogeshPattniUnmasked
— KOT ENGINEER 🇰🇪 (@KOTENGINEER) November 11, 2019
I hear the black employees in Victoria Commercial Bank are treated as a good for nothing. Let's not allow foreigners to look down at us in our own soil. It should be investigated as soon as possible. #YogeshPattniUnmasked
— NaiBei™ (@naiblogger) November 11, 2019
Cases of racism in work places should be a long forgotten thing. Yogesh and his fellow Asians should stop mistreating and give the Africans equal chances of holding bigger positions in the management of the bank #YogeshPattniUnmasked
— Axlam Ayaan (@AxlamAyaan) November 11, 2019
This is what some other Kenyans had to say.
#YogeshPattniUnmasked Combating money laundering is an important element of tackling the crime, corruption, and violent extremism that threaten stability and economic development.
— ReAfrique (@AfriqueRe) November 11, 2019
The rate of graft in the country is really getting out of hand. It is high time that we find a solution on the same. #YogeshPattniUnmasked
— Voice of Mara (@QweenMoraa_) November 11, 2019
#YogeshPattniUnmasked The needs and aspirations of the Kenyan citizens must be taken seriously. They continue to ask for action when it comes to how to invest the wealth of this rich and beautiful nation.
— Follow Surgeon IFB™🇰🇪 (@OmbotoKenya) November 11, 2019
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