WE Charity’s donor deception in Kenya | Finding School No.4
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- WE Charity told a parliamentary committee it had built 360 primary schoolhouses in Kenya with donors’ money, so we went there to see first-hand if the number of schools funded matched the number of schools actually built.
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As a Kenyan, it is so disheartening to learn that some people can exploit the poor and weak for their own greed. Thankfully, everything done in darkness eventually comes to light.
Aki! It is also infuriating to see local authorities and the government abusing their power to hide the truth.
It's a very corrupt country! Where do you think all the money went??
@@davidjma7226 All the corruption seems to be from the side of WE Charity. Where did you get that Kenya is a corrupt country from this documentary?🤔
@@preeyeshshah2501 Kenya ranks 124th out of 180 in the Worldwide Corruption Rankings. The least corrupt countries are at the TOP of that list. OK with you?
@@davidjma7226 Sorry. I believe you misunderstood my meaning. I meant that the WE scandal was corruption, in Canada, not in Kenya. Unfortunately, Kenya still is a very corrupt nation😔
Wow! Actual boots-on-the-ground journalism. Well done, Fifth Estate.
May God, protect the fifth estate.
Good to see we still got people who will report the news !
The money went into the WE real estate portfolio.
Too bad the rest of the CBC acts as nothing more than the public relations department for the Federal Liberals.
Ah bless 😌. Anyways, sending some 🎸 Sounds from London 🇬🇧 th-cam.com/video/mZXRPTPKnqg/w-d-xo.html
Those brothers were waaaaay too excited when selling their scam. Never trust a person that is over enthusiastic about anything!
They both belong in prison !
This isn’t the first time these two have made headlines
Thank you and thank you. Spot on comment anonymous adult.
Looks like they watched a video of Anthony Robbins, with a few mixed in of Billy Graham and Jesus camp.
Dam glad you relize there a scam at best
@@198634 Agreed! They need to prosecute those brothers and if not jail time then they need to pay back everybody!
Like attending an Evangelical church on a Sunday. Offcourse they're scammers.
Scamming money from the generosity of unsuspecting children, and
parents whose children have passed is truly despicable! I love when
light is shined into the darkness! ✝️🙏
They thought Kenya is so remote and backward that nobody would ever find out what they are doing. Shock on them.
Yeo the underlying racism of this all us very telling. A lot of WE was basically poverty tourism .
@@rajs7876 Racism? Try corruption - the moral disease of the continent.
@@vondahe Say's those who think the military investment-backed-currency US dollar forced on RESOURCE-BASED countries as the world's reserve currency works on fairy dust. So sad, with the western privilege there are those that live in the moral disease of extreme financial ignorance. It's how charities like these get to outsmart the rest.
MESSAGE FROM A VALUABLE EDUCATED HUMAN BEING, NSA whistleblower, John Perkins, author of the book Confessions of an Economic Hitman: How America Really Took Over The World
“I’m haunted every day by what I did as an economic hit man (EHM). I’m haunted by the lies I told back then about the World Bank. I’m haunted by the ways in which that bank, its sister organizations, and I empowered US corporations to spread their cancerous tentacles across the planet. I’m haunted by the payoffs to the leaders of poor countries, the blackmail, and the threats that if they resisted if they refused to accept loans that would enslave their countries in debt, the CIA’s jackals would overthrow or assassinate them.” - John Perkins
@@vondahe EVERY continent
White saviors don't care aslong as they feel better about themselves
Shame on WE , Shame on the Kenyan Authorities. Huge respect to The Fifth Estate.
Should we also say shame on Canada since WE hails from that country? It is important not to generalize and denigrate the name of those in authority in Kenya who do their job well and do not engage with scammers and thieves such as WE or other western 'charities' who use imaginary projects in the country to rob their supporters and donors.
@@snm2222 The western authorities are never held accountable.
@@snm2222 They did it with our Prime Minister. The average Canadian doesn't careful we or the PM.
Shame on the absolute sellouts that wrote asking to halt the investigation. That's your globalist scum right there.
The Kenyans just used the money they were given, ask the Canadians where the rest of the money went duuh
As a kenyan, we appreciate the fact that there are people from a different corner of the earth that are willing to help us out of the kindness of their heart, but it has to stop. The truth is that our government is completely capable of taking care of its citizens, although they choose not to. Why? Because of corrupt people in power. And what these donations do is motivate these morally deficient people to vie for top positions.
This goes out to the lenders as well. Stop lending us money. It all gets embezzled and who do you think pays for them later? Us the citizens. And we’re already seeing evidence of this through excessive taxation in the recent years.
yes i know that is the case , charity bosses get huge salaries too , its big business but i dont like hearing that the west does not care , ive heard so many stories of corruption in a frica but tv charity ads show the poor pictures which prompts people to donate ,
You give us an interesting point of view, that is not heard often. It seems to me a very real one. Thank you
Canada is not even in a position to help others around the world. Our own infrastructure is failing. Our government is ALSO corrupt. AND there are (and always have been) large communities of people IN OUR OWN COUNTRY that do not have schools, drinkable water or usable roads.
@@AdjustinThings yeah the canadians and first nations are forgotten about , you need to vote in someone better than the one you have
@@smallfeet4581 Do you have a problem with typing Africa? And why do you care if someone in Africa says the west doesn't care. You're very subliminal.
The collusion between government officials and WE Charity is just appalling and sickening.
On the other hand you had the Clinton foundation, building shacks in Hati after the earthquake in 2010 from doner money. Charging $250,000.00 for each shack that was paid from the billions collected from around the world.. Contractors having to pay 1-5 million dollars in donations to the Clinton foundation to be able to get the contracts to build the shacks. That lost/misplaced WE money is now most likely converted to undetectable cryptocurrency to be used anywhere in the world. Trudeau and his wife, mom and brother being paid a lot of money and all expenses, thus Trudeue trying to give WE a billion dollar contract. How can Canadians be so stupid as to keep him in power.
These two brothers are like the many televangelists that fleece their flocks. Just a different audience used to pull heartstrings.
They used the most vulnerable people…
I could not agree more. From the first time I saw Craig Kielburger in his teens on TV, something didn't feel quite right about him.
the leaders in a frica are no better , what annoys me is supposedly a fricans saying the west doesnt care , yes we do and have gave for years but its not our fault it doesnt all get to the people
EXACTLY! RELIGION: It does a simpleton good!
1000%
This is why people don't trust charities which is heart breaking, I think the fifth estate did a wonderful job in looking into this & following through, they're the people trying to do good, not the WE movement!
to be fair though, once you break things down, it's usually the huge charities that only give a fraction of the $ donated to the charity. ppl just don't research
@@cheery-hex Yup. Susan G. Komen and Wounded Warriors are two of the biggest charities in the States and most people know that they only spend a small amount on their actual mission while the majority of donations goes to payroll, marketing materials, travel, building and miscellaneous expenses. However, there are a lot of smaller charities out there where 100% of the donations go to support 100% of the cause or 100% of the research. They will publish all financial documents for anyone to see. If you do a little web surfing, you can pretty easily find such charities. As well as the ones to stay away from and avoid.
A lot of charities are just a way for the rich to avoid tax.
Yes exactly! It really leaves a bad taste in one’s mouth. I can’t imagine how the actual donors feel…now knowing they were lied to and cheated! What a scam and what a shame, because this was/is a worthy cause. Pure greed and so disgusting!
The fifth estate needs to investigate Justin Trudeau knowing the WE project paid his mother
$250,000.00
His brother
$30,000.00
Why?
They need to pay this $ back!
Please investigate this....
That is
$280,000.00
As a Kenyan I always wondered how people running charities are always filthy rich
thats rite..condoms is the answer.STOP BRREEEEDING
@@blaquentgruppe6547 Ignorance is not the answer either, get educated!!!
That's the way off getting rich ,even the organisations
Yes that's true they are rich
george otieno : the filthy rich rely on over fed locals where everybody else is very skinny.
Any charity whose fundraising events come across like megachurch services is automatically suspect in my opinion. Why are the brothers not doing time for their fraud?
what are you saying?
@@profcephas24.what don’t you understand. It was just like mega church scams where the pastor ask for money to buy his third corporate jet.
I'm not a friend of the catholic church but having traveled the world in low income areas I belief that durring hurricanes and earthquakes ect.... the beat people on the ground are the local churches. And the catholic church has some accountability.
Unicef doesn't.
my EXACT thoughts when I saw that SPECTACLE......... totally made for a gullible child audience. mega-rallys. WATCH OUT
That governor's behavior highly suggests that he got kickbacks from WE.
as a Kenyan employee at WE school in Kisaruni, I can assure you that everything covered by the 5th estate is true.
They even couch the children on what to tell to the donors when they visit, always about the money.
You are part of the scam. Why do you still work for them? I swear Subsaharan Africa will never rise. Always waiting for a savior. Now the Chinese are coming!!!! Lmao
@@celineo9445 so negative. you literally know nothing about this man. Don’t judge. Sometimes you don’t know how bad a company is until AFTER you start working for them. It takes time to transition from a job too especially when jobs are scarce you still have to feed your family while you look for what to do next. And being an insider that’s willing to speak out could be a good thing.
@@celineo9445 so she should quite And leave the children without a education?
Take it out on the innocent and vulnerable that's a great idea.
@@celineo9445 Getting another Job in Kenya is not easy. You are lucky if you have one. Don't blame it on him, he is trying to survive...
Bullshite
My cousin worked for World Vision in Mississauga and told me that out of $100 donation only about 1.25 goes to help feed hunger !
An absolute scam !
Needless to say she quit immediately after coming across this info and was told to keep her mouth shut.
She obviously didn’t and decided to speak up and expose them for who they really are .
Everything is absorbed by the charity …. Very little goes to the people in need. I’ve known that for many years, so I would rather donate my time.
Ty for sharing, very sad 😥
Am a monthly donor and am going to quit
Brave of her, thankful her decency. Also you for sharing.
I knew someone who worked at World Vision, who told me the pressure & stress on workers was unspeakable- he felt abused.
I had a similar issue with Plan Canada... I've been to Kenya twice and made it a point to visit my foster child ie via Plan Kenya.... long story short the money I was sending seemed to be funding the Administration and not the family...
Are you still there, I had a similar incident this year can we talk in camera? I Wish to share something. ON girl named S.B .
@@benberean3816 I am from Kenya, I can assist with putting up a direct donation impact to Community
Sad...people are very heartless
Am a Kenyan and this is beyond sad.
Currently, I live outside kenya. Currently it is easy to support a child or help. With technology (phones) communicate directly to the parent, pay fees directly to school.
As a Kenyan construction manager, it is so sad to see this happening. It costs less than a USD7000 to build a single class and the amounts raised in this scheme, should have built a lot of schools considering our environment and availability of the materials. Thanks for exposing this. Any donor to Africa should always do their research before giving.
Are there any charities building schools that are better managed? It's difficult to get raw facts when researching from the opposite side of the world. Every charity says it's great, only the people on the ground know for sure.
@@YT-mn4eq The simple from a Kenyan is that there is NONE...
Why should we accept donations yet we pay hefty taxes? These donations should stop cz clearly they were never even used in the first place
I totally understand. They do not even understand how the costs in Kenya is not as in North America
The letter from Interior Ministry GoK is The governor &WE using their connection to get you not to carry out with the investigation
When a charity does shady things like this it doesn't only hurt their reputation, it creates mistrust to charity in general. It can especially hurt a charity which has a similar goal to WE as people may confuse them. In the end the one who are going to pay for this are the people who really need that help. It's just so disgusting
Show me a charity that isn’t shady. There is always somebody personally profiting from them
Disgusting! 🤮🤬😡
The children of Kenya were the ones ripped off, not the donors.
@@simrdownmon6431 wrong. Both were and the charity ruined its own reputation by not being transparent and forthcoming and truthful. Dishonesty ruins it for everyone not just those in need. Nice try though.
@@SapperRJMorgan We westerners like to make everything about ourselves, don't we.
These people weren't investing their money, they were donating it. They expected no return except to help other people and a tax write off, which they received. The people in need got ripped off, and that's the crime here and should be the story, but this documentary barely addresses that. The only thing this documentary achieved was making people even more hesitant to donate money, and for that, they should ashamed of themselves.
My high school like most Canadian schools had a tight relationship with Free the children. We went to their office in Toronto twice and our school was located in Ottawa. We went to WE Days. Their reps would attend our assemblies. It was always about money, not about doing good. It was a status and popularity thing to donate to them, go on trips to Kenya to "build schools" aka dig in the dirt and buy their accessories that were apparently made by women in Africa to give them a job 🙃 not donating was social suicide. during a visit to the headquarters in Toronto I was kicked out for bringing a copy of their prior year's spending available by searching their charity # and asking why so little actually went to programming and >50% to promotional materials. I'm just glad they won't be able to scan another generation of kids out of their allowances and birthday money.
Smart!
😢
Great on you! At the time it may have been hard, but you were brilliant with bringing the documentation. Wise, very wise.
Thx for sharing. They are truly disgusting
Wise of you
Thank you for sharing. Charities and churches alike should be scrutinized as much as the government is. It’s disgusting when these organizations are dishonest.
Great job guys! Haven't been a political person until these lockdowns, never thought corruption was a thing in our country. Keep fighting the good fight.
Just look at our governments
Really? Corruption is massive I’m sorry to say
The Fifth Estate is quickly becoming a Canadian treasure. I love your excellent journalism, and the fact that you actually seek facts, regardless of the social outlash. Your pit bull episode is what got me hooked. Not many journalists would've tackled a topic with such a cult following. Thank you so much for this service.
The Fifth Estate is also a favorite of mine, but How DUMB this reporter was to talk to a government official BEFORE he did his field reporting. It was quite predictable that the govt there would sabotage his trip after he "announced" his presence in the country that way. Even Common Sense will tell you that if this charity is really such a big scam then local authorities are probably getting a "cut of the action".
@@JosephKulik2016 My thoughts exactly! It’s a wonder that he and his film crew weren’t driven directly back to the airport. Briberies and kickbacks take place daily around the world, especially in the poorer countries. You know palms were greased, but the biggest grifters was the charity itself. Reprehensible, and now they’ve shut down their operations in Canada. And, the key players in the scam just get to walk away! 🤬
I found this youtube channel about 5 years ago and man, the stories have been freakin' awesome. I'm Australian and watch this channel as soon as a new show pops up. Fantastic reporting and I hope they don't cut funding.
@@JosephKulik2016 Kenyan officials are also involved in the scam.That is why none of them wanted to talk.
Here here!
I live in Kenya and one thing I'll tell people for sure. Any charity organizations working hand in hand with any official from the government is CORRUPT to the core. Although, there good ones really doing a good job of bringing change in our society and we are grateful 🙏
You cannot do anything in any country without the goverments permission, try set up and start doing charity work that is when you will know there are regulations,
@@davidongalo7865 I work in one and I will tell you Kenyan Government is rotten to the core
It seems that governments are involved, the poor think they care and what they received are from government.
@@lillian9221 it's a plandemic. A well calculated plan meant to keep the poor poorer and the rich richer
@@davidongalo7865 there are regulations and collusion
It is just pure cruelty. A Kenyan my self it hurts coz there are children who would really have benefited from those projects 😭😭.
This video should get millions of views. We have to keep exposing these government scams.
You are stupid thinking ths began with the current government, check out when ths thing was posted
When WE charity movement came to my children's school I refused to participate or allow our children's involvement. I detested using children to benefit even if it was legit, although I had my suspicions. I'm glad that once again my gut feeling turned out to be correct. It is past time to put these fraudulent men out of commission.
I would do the same! It hasn't happened yet at my child's school but I remember my teenage babysitter was raising money for this. I remember thinking it sounded sketchy
wow. but what is your school name?
C E : you are so right. The problem with this particular "charity" is that even the Prime Minister and his wife are strong supporters of them.
Clearly WE mislead donors about what their donations were going towards. WE doesn’t even attempt to address the fact they told multiple donors their money fully funded construction of a school house… which just happened to be the exact same school house 5 or 6 other donors also fully funded. Instead they sidestep the main cause for concern and attempt to deflect and distract with, “but hey, look at all the good we’ve done.” Deplorable conduct. What a scam.
Approved by Justin Trudeau.
and this isn't strange, even these big NGO,s they spend 70/100 on salaries of the total money brought in. and guess who are paid more,the expatriates.
@@richardpetker4337 Who knows... Trudeau.. I never did trust him and I don't live in Canada even. He loves money and power, control over others!
I'm Kenyan who's been watching fifth state for while now and I just want to thank you guys for covering this scandal because it happens a lot over here. But be specific on poverty stricken places that they're building the schools because not all of the Kenya is poor
@@MentalWellnessWithWaihiga I just had to because they like generalizing every stuff instead of saying a maasai village they literally say the whole of Kenya 😕
They do show the map and we can see the schools are not in the cities. The temptation to skim and fraudulently collect money is huge and happens more than we realize. The unfortunate thing here is that that extra money could have been used to build schools and hospitals in the rural areas of other countries too. Greed is strong.
Excatly!!
Hey that's how many think of Africa... Exploiting those in poverty. However the perception is that the entirety of Africa is in poverty. There are very many wealthy and Middle class cities across Africa. We literally all don't live in huts lol.
@@AGirlNamedVan the western world (mainly America) wants to keep that narrative, that AFRICA is poor. But it's the richest continent in the world. Unfortunately the people in power are corrupt and greedy
Congratulations Mr. Mark Kelley for your courage and outstanding journalism. 👏 👏 👏
I do hope people involved in all this corruption have been charged and convicted.
When Watson Jordan said, “ I’d hoped to meet one or two of the kids so I could read them some books I never got to read to William”. Send chills down my back and tears down my eyes. If you ever read this comment Watson you have such a great heart
I felt that too. It's numbing.
This should be subject to a forensic audit as would occur with any suspect organization. It should start with the personal financial situation of the governor in Kenya! He’s dirty, and so are the brothers!
What's dirty is that they used children to raise the money for them... 😳😠 l agree with Paris A.!👍🏻
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Forget digging in Kenya. Go after those you can go after. Start with the Keltenberger 'boys'.
I actually yelled "That man's getting p a i d ! He's in on it!" at my cats after listening to that governor talk. He's obviously corrupt.
@@Isabella-nh5dm Am from Kenya. They should even come for that Governor. Its sad to take advantage of those kids, never heard about this.
Yeah, the Governor looks well fed. Always a clue in Africa....
When I travel to South America and hear kind, well-meaning everyday people tell me how they donated to "Africa", I shake my head and tell them how my family, neighbors and I never received a dime or opportunity from these donations as "Africans"
I went to Kenya in 07' and 08' with Father Samson Gitau. We traveled to his home village of Matharite to help build a high school. All funds were raised in the USA and went directly to the school. Father Gitau has a great love of his home village and has given back tremendously.
As a Kenyan citizen i can confidently say those classes cost even less than USD 5000,,,they are so small even to benefit considering the number of students
that's exactly what I was thinking of, those little dog houses cannot cost more than $1000.
those schools are a front there is no schools why are you lying every we school was front not real a ruse just to get more money!
That was my first thought, the actual cost of each building needs to be factored in too.
By the way ziko ndogo
cbc sucks defund
I’m in the Uk and really appreciate your documentaries. Never heard of these brothers before and outside looking in everything is just so wrong. I’m sorry for all those that donated in good faith
You should look further as this video doesn't scratch the surface of these two con artists. They are also closely aligned with our Prime Minister, another con artist, and his family
Darrell Sturrock Hi Darrell , it’s 4.30 am here and I can’t sleep as I’ve been looking. I haven’t even scratched the surface. I’ve taken interest since Prince Harry set up his charities and never knew the real extent of how these powerful companies and personalities use charity. I know there is always scandals sadly in charity but seeing the power they have in the villages they are funding these places is heart breaking. The lovely man whom wanted to have his sons name have a legacy to suffer this fraud is the saddest part , children are being exploited by this charity
@@pearlkt th-cam.com/video/FC_wos7MwHo/w-d-xo.html
There huge in Canada growing up these guys were pumped in schools as like hero’s and stuff didn’t like countless “WE” events to raise money etc.
I never donate to charities for reasons like this. You never really know what it’s being used for….
This is why I don't donate to charity, I just help people as I can in the moment.
I live in a very poor state in a struggling country. It has given me a chance to help people face to face. And they help me, also, so it isn't 'charity'.
@@sidstovell2177 what I meant by charity, is large "nonprofits". There are people doing good, but many are putting on a false show and keeping the money for themselves. They might do some good, but not near what they could with the money they take in.
@@marygercke6255 I get it. I didn't mean to demean all charities.
Hallo maary
True
NO ONE EVER GOES TO JAIL FOR THIS SERIOUS THEFT
Sad
If it was done by Nigerians or Africans, they'd send the FBI to arrest them. But since White people are the scammers, no arrests.
I learned my lesson on donating to these kinds of programs. Years ago we adopted a family. And we didn;t have much to start with. Sent money monthly as per the sign up and then sent extra on birthdays and holidays along with small gifts of toys and clothing and cards. I moved to another province and wouldn't you know i found out that others were supporting the same family. Same letters and pictures were sent to us both. It was fate i suppose that exposed it. Saw the same photos of the family i was supporting on a stand of a new friends house. I asked questions and showed the pics and letters i had received. Needless to say it was upsetting to both of us. Who knows how many others were receiving the same ones. I now support kids and families the best i can in my own area. It is much needed. And i know it makes a difference in their lives.
As a child i begged my mom to adopt a family. She was going to do it, then family in the states told my mom about adopting a family, showed pics. My mom went into sho k then tears. Was to be the same family we were going to adopt. She cried because it was My plan to adopt. She cried saying to me she no longer knew who to trust. She had always donated to charities, and up to that point, of finding out, it broke her spirit to donate.
I "adopted" a child then had to stop. I was very over emotional at the time and rang them several times in tears. The second woman I spoke to was a really lovely person and explained a bit of the process to me including this part- that the child was never going to be left high and dry because their was always several donors... it doesn't work that way. It didn't bother me that he was getting more letters. I'm adopted and I know how important it is. It's always the deceit and deception that will destroy my trust in the end, especially when I do not see the necessity for it. Now I volunteer at an Animal Welfare League in the cat adoption section. I would love to work with kids, but wouldn't cope.
As a retired registered nurse there's massive red flags from the senior political structure on down to the empty medical centre at the flagship "headquarters" shown in the video. It's all extremely distressing, especially for the children missing out on crucial care and support and education.
Don't lose hope , you did your best. You are not on the wrong here. They are greedy. May you be blessed😊
You say province. Which one??? I’m from yorkton Saskatchewan
@@lucykamande9700 - May you be blessed also, you seem like a very nice person.
My daughters brought my wife and I to a WE concert many years ago, as their school was a big donator to the WE cause. I was somewhat taken aback by the 'Evangelical' tone to the proceedings, and with that my instincts weren't far off.
Low key MLM vibes too
Yes,reminded me of a Billy Graham crusade I attended in the fifty's. Eery!
talk loud and talk much
@@nojegr Billy Graham was not a true Christian.
NO true Christian would ever have fellowship with the pope or Roman Catholics.
It’s nauseating 😝
Unbelievable how many people fall for it and buy into this kind of garbage.
A charity so rich, they have a private lawyer in their back pockets and threaten to sue millions for asking questions. Says enough!
Sounds like a cult
I agree...this video says it all!
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"You don't understand the model." That's EXACTLY what scammers say. I have first hand experience doing charity work in Uganda and they're ALL the same in they're tactics.
That lady was an A-1 scam spokesperson. I was impressed by her ease in lying and ready gaslighting answers. Makes you really hope karma is a thing.
@@wmluna381 yep they all seem to know how to impress ha ha ha they woorship THIEVES in KENYA...
I WORKED ALSO FOR ngos , CHARITY IS THE BIGEST SCAM OF AFRICA...IF YOU WANT TO FUND SOMETHING IN AFRICA >>>DO IT YOURSELF!!!
@Monica Scott I spent 9 years in Africa & 1 in Albania working for 1 Canadian Charity & 1 UK Charity both with 60-70 years of experience in Charitable operations funded by both public & government agencies dealing with numerous Emergency Food Relief distribution, Health & Sustainable Development projects! Many of the projects were in coordination &/or cooperation with various UN Agencies! Thus I can tell you & the public point blank the corruption I experienced in my 10 years of work in different African countries: including: Ethiopia, Sudan, Angola, Mozambique, Lesotho, Namibia & the 1 Eastern European Country of Albania.
Not all NGO's are corrupt. Usually people think that the bigger and well known non profits are the legit ones but that's not true. Like any relationship do your due delegence.
What crooks...heart breaks for the father lost his boy...
Disgusting as it gets, exploiting the sentiments of grieving parents. Lock them up
@@rajs7876 India has a huge industry on it
Am Kenyan watching this from Kenya and this really got me.
I fully understand, I'm from Australia, and it's heart breaking.
All I can say is karma can be just as nasty.
@@wandarask8444 thank you, As an African am hopeful for African countries
Just imagine the gifts intended for your community if these greedy people could have just been honest brokers. Smh
20 dollars for one brick😂😂😂 most expensive brick here in kenya is 0.50 dollars that one classroom did not not even go beyond 2000 dollars 🤦🤦 and I here they were charging 10000 dollars for one classroom 😂😂
@@thegreencity254
Thankyou .
,I will be heading to Africa, in year and so look forward to it , it's makes things uneasy if the water situation, is not the best
Let's hope all works out
Love Australia
Thank you fifth estate for exposing these wrong doings, great journalism!
Never in a million years did I ever think I would be watching my country on here!!! I watch FIFTH ESTATE religiously and I'm here for it!!
The biggest problem is that in Kenya NGO work is considered a highly lucrative career. Meaning that for every $ 10 in donation 50% goes to wages and allowances and only 10% actually does the intended charity work
And those salaries go to the expatriates who run the NGOs and not the local staff.
Very true
50% is being generous. Up to 80% of it goes to the directors . Which is why i never give money to charity .
anyone whose school is working together with we, should be shown this . period.
I run a CBO(Community Based Organization) based in Nairobi, Kenya that helps kids in Mathare slums and I can say it makes me sad to see charity organizations use their power to profit from kids who are in serious need of food, clothing, decent housing, education and much more. I feel us citizens can do something to help people in need instead of relying on charitable organizations who have other agendas
This is why no matter how many years of donating to poverty, poverty never seems to end! All that donation money did not go to poverty, world hunger, feeding children, child education, empowering communities - it's all a scam. Most people who donate do it for self gratification, they don't really care to follow up on their donations - they donated, they feel like a good person and that's good enough.
Watch the documentary Poverty Inc. very eye opening. Charities are scams with most of the money going to salaries and rich executives. You can be sure that the governor of Kenya is getting a nice kick back to not say anything about the WE charity.
Poverty doesn't end...because the government doesn't want it too...they want you to suffer....
@@fembot521"Charities are scams"
That kind of a blanket statement is total and utter bs. As the head of a charity let me tell you, *everyone* involved is a volunteer. We exist to promote science & education, to advocate against scams and to help governments factor science, reality, into their policies.
All of our donations go towards those goals. Our financials are 100% transparent which is a legal requirement in our HQ country of Australia.
I am also on the board of several other charities, those are likewise volunteer roles. I do not believe in making money to help others, I do it for them not for self benefit. Indeed, I donate to all of the charities I'm involved with annually. That's something that happens regularly in this sector. These charities include ones that help in Africa. Including one that teaches business skills to the Congolese, helps them develop a business plan and then provides a microloan to start the business.
Most charities do amazing work. The overwhelming majority of charities are doing this for the right reasons and helping others.
You can't paint all charities with the same brush just because there's a couple of bad apples. There's bad apples in every industry. You certainly can't paint all charities with the same brush because you watched a bs netflix documentary.
Listen, the point of a documentary is to argue a point. Documentaries aren't news, they're not intended to be fair and balanced. They don't debunk their own claims, or tell you about all the counter points. They exist to try to convince you of what the directors opinions.
Like that time the vegan activist went after McDonald's in supersize me, only to be completely debunked.
Or the time the PETA member made a documentary about sea world in blackfish, using statements from interviewees in a way that entirely misrepresented what they were saying and was sued into oblivion.
Documentaries aren't information, they're an argument. They're a starting off point from which you should then look to credible sources for more information and form your own opinions from a disparate range of credible sources.
If you're just watching one documentary then taking it as gospel, you're doing it very, very, wrong.
So no kids have been helped? Kids actually ate and got education. Let's just not donate anything and let them all die. America, doing whatever it can to not feel guilty when they watch the world burn and do nothing to help.
@@01mustang05 didn't take their meds today.
Child abuse is a crime. Your rant is ridiculous.
This is quite unfortunate, and destroys the trust that people have in those who genuinely want to help. We Kenyans are a resilient innovative lot who accomplish more in the most extreme circumstances. Excellent journalism.
Yes. But this is NOT about wonderfull kenyan people,it's about "white liberals" and their shameless abuse of goodwill from naive western public in order to achieve personal political and finantial gains. It's blatant corporatism disguised as "charity". Nobody is against schools being built in Kenya but we are against using our charitable donations to finance Justin Trudeau's political career and to line the pockets of different shadow players involved in this scam.
We westerners need to clean this mess,and finantialy assist Kenya to build even more schools and hospitals without "our" psychopats taking a huge cut at the expence of good kenyan folks.
This is outstanding journalism. I have no words to describe the disgust I feel right now.
Not really, they know that anything you donate in Africa will get stolen by politicians and warlords, they're probably doing everything they can to build schools but they have to pay the pipers
Yeah that governer was oviously on the take.
@@jerryjamify surely you don’t believe that. All they had to say was it’s going to cost $14,000 to build a $12,000 school if they really had to pay the pipers, instead they pocketed the money. Open your eyes
@@BlockchainToTheFace it's why people don't donate much to Africa, that's why that African governor didn't want to discuss the missing schools, problem cost them the price of one school just to get one build, I've heard where they even steal the food donations
@@Crispymemes The Governor is getting a Kick back
As a Kenyan this is disgusting, disheartening as our very own are in the mix of all this scandal and this has happened in the watch of the UN having it's big office here in Kenya GOK.do you know how many NGOs are here in Kenya in the name of eradicating this or that. May Justice prevail." there is nothing like charity and helping the poor"
The government of Kenya is fully capable of building classrooms. Donors don't need to come in. They just support the corruption
THANK YOU!!!🤝🏾😂😂😂
The donors are trying to help your country. It's not their fault their being stolen from . It's not a 9 year olds fault he raised $20000 for you for schools and then the charity stole it. People need to research before they donate. That's it. If your own government took care of your kids you would have schools and food and nice houses and there would be no poverty! People here are trying to help and being stolen from ! And Kenya is being stolen from! By WE charity!
@@chellynn7052 I get your point, and thank you for your generosity. However, this white saviour thing is the reason why Africa is still corrupt and some parts still poor. People really donate with a kind heart and generosity which is really good, however your kindness and generosity is fuelling corruption and poverty. The kenyan govt. Is able to build those classroom, but when charity comes, they put the taxpayers money in their own pockets, and we still have to pay more taxes. I wish this issue was made more aware.
It isn’t about being a “savior” a lot of white people feel responsible for the bad things their ancestors did and are looking for ways to do the right thing
Its not capable because of corruption how many kids don't get good education plus schools alone are not enuf you need good roads,food ,electricity and poverty eradication.A sick or hungry kid will not go to school ,some roads are so bad when it rains no school.
THANK YOU, Fifth Estate for always exploring and reporting and holding those accountable for their actions.
This is why I work so closely with the homeless in my own community. There I can be useful to those who need assistance the most and I see my efforts pay off to the benefit of my immediate community.
Seeing the smiles of people's faces is payment x 1,000 for me. The kids are my biggest joy.
It is scams such as this that try to make our work seem purposeless for those in need and instead fatten the wallets of those running such programs.
If they don't want you to be heavily physically involved/emotionally invested it is a big red flag.
I see this scam was actually about you..
@@KneeJerkReactions13 bless your *muted* heart
So true. Charity Holidays have become a status problem when in actual fact we should start with our own communities. Time spends better than money.
Thank You! 🤍🙏🕊️
@@TimeforchangeTrudeaumustgoEndb Bless your heart. What bothers you more dear that I donate my time, that I mentioned it because it relates to the story or because you need attention by cutting someone down when they are speaking up about a problem they see that affects how people view the homeless and those who might help them?
Braggerts would post nonsense on all pages whether it related to the subject or not or use it to boost their views by mentioning it on every video or comment they post. I rarely speak of it unless I feel it may help others who may view our work in a poor light.
Not only is it our job to support others in our community who need it but *also to speak up when we feel it is needed.*
Your hate/judgment to a stranger over a *singular comment* on a subject that affects so many wonderful people says far more about you than anything I could.
You have a lovely day in your newly *muted* existence.
As a Kenyan, I find it deeply saddening, and I genuinely yearn for an opportunity to assume a role where I can oversee the allocation of donor funds, aiming to prevent any future misappropriation. It is disheartening to witness the misuse of charitable funds, particularly when it directly impacts those who are in dire need.
The 5th ESTATE did a lot of work to get to the BOTTOM OF THIS. So much work was involved... then brought to public to us, THANKS 🐾❤🐾👍🏻
Total disrespect for both donors and recipients. We Charity "heroes" - total arrogance and corporate sociopathy.
“When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are being ruled by criminals!” - Edward Snowden
*surprise surprise* Fifth estate getting threatened by Kenyan Government. Receiving threatening letters for asking too many uncomfortable questions.
Trudeau was involved too
We need to pray for the Fifth Estate...that no harm comes to them!
With no doubt I can confirm to you that that was a dramatic and usual act by western media ment to harness and promote the several narratives about Africa,
The governor is clearly getting some kickbacks from the charity as well, why else would he be so involved
So unfortunate. I've always found that people who know how to raise money don't know how to account for it and vice versa. Great journalism.
It’s more than money lost. Goodwill, faith in people and hope are stripped away from children. Adults already know it’s a reality and due diligence is required.
CBC, I am so proud of you work. Each one of you that work in CBC , fifth Estate, I do not know you guys, but I feel so PROUD OF YOUR WORK. Every time I watch an episode makes me want to work with you. You are what I called a true, critical journalism.! DO NOT STOP bringing us the #FACTS!
Dont forget who funds CBC (hint: he was implicated in WE scams)
@@bettycooper369 share the source!
@@mangotwiss of the federal government funding CBC? Of Trudeau's family involvement in WE charity events and the federal government committing a 1/2 billion dollar contract right before the scandal broke?
Did you forget how to use Google because none of this is up for debate, these are all well known facts. To those who bothered to look, at least.
@@bettycooper369 your source is google? lol..ok
Yeahh don't get too excited. CBC is not neutral nor critical.
They have great investigative shows though.
Those school buildings look cheap. I feel bad for those kids who have donated their money to this shady organization.
Awesome jounalism form Fifth Estate. Thank you for actually revealing the truth to us about these corrupt individuals and their organisations. Excellent work!
The reason why Rally Madowo of CNN a Kenyan journalist calls NGO and Kenyans too, NOTHING GOING ON for reason. He also did a documentary similar, can check it out, fantastic too.
I’m in South Africa, the corruption here is unbelievable. The children don’t receive their books, schools. Toilets etc. Anything that can be stolen is... Monies from overseas rarely reach their destination. So I’m not surprised sadly. With all the donations flying in there should be no food shortages, lack of school equipment etc. Kenya needs schools , this is just one more disappointment.
I wonder if the "no comment" governor got his pockets filled.
@@cidb.212 - That's what came to my mind as I watched it. I wonder if other people are receiving money to continue a facade, or maybe jobs have been threatened unless they do as told.
Evil africans sold africans to evil edomites so, I'm not surprised
KENYA will NEVER say how much SCHOOL FEES ARE PER WEEK...
Something that stands out to me is how EMPTY all of these buildings are. All the lights off in the hospital? Absolutely no one at the so called college and so on. What a shame.
Yes, I noticed that too and was perplexed!
This was an exit scam. They only used 2% of the money to build the rooms. They escaped with the other 98%. By the way a single brick costs $0.2 USD not $20 USD. FacePalm.
The bricks are figurative.
I'd like to have this quality of journalism in my country, just wow
This is why I never donate money. If I want to be charitable, I will donate my time and effort - that way I know it will be utilized fully by the cause I choose.
Same here as far as money goes. Too busy to donate my time and let someone else get rich on my sweat.
As a Kenyan please keep that spirit .do not donate even a cent!
How disgusting is it to take advantage of grieving parents and all these generous souls? I don't trust the model that big charities run on and as a Kenyan I can assure you that the "good governor" won't comment because he surely is getting a piece of the scamming pie. This is so sad.
yes you are right , they all have their hands in it , have you seen on yt 'how the mega rich live in congo' ,
@Over It they want to keep ones poor and blame the west that way the donations pour in but nothing really changes , one nomadic woman in kenya had 12 children , her husband was always away and when a child got up a bit she was then told by elders it was time to have another baby , she never got a break nor a chance to get on , strong woman too left to te elements to keep her and children safe ,
If Uhuru is stealing trillions so everyone want to be rich
@Over It corruption is everywhere in world 🌎America is worse
Glad that you covered this because kenya we've been sinking more and more into poverty because of such evil devious acts
I bet that Kenyan Governor is pocketing a good chunk of the money.
@@newttella1043 don't even ask politics comes with dirt and i mean real dirt
@@Love-pd8lz I'm so angry at these charlatans, both Kenyan authorities and Charity's organisers, who used Kenya, and it's rural communities, to raise money. Americans are easy targets. They often don't know that Africa is a magnificent continent, with wonderful people. They don't know that Africa has 54 countries, and could dwarf America by its size. That ignorance gives people the green light to con people out of vast sums of money, and give local Governers, in Africa, a rich reward. I fell in love with Africa when I travelled overland, as part of a 15 number of explorers, some years ago. I'm deeply hurt by what these people have done to you and other Kenyans. My blood is boiling. I can only hope that Kenyans, and the populations of other African countries, will know that you have great supporters elsewhere.
@@elizabethgrogan8553 🥰Thank you. We now know
@@newttella1043 He's corrupt AF
What happened after all the evidence were presented to the appropriate authorities..closing an office isnt enough..thats more than stealing and corruption
Thank you for continuing to investigate, and not letting these scammers get away with it. Now, on to the next stage: a vigorous investigation but the RCMP and criminal charges.
Has this been sanitized enough from the PMO that CBC is finally allowed to call this a “scandal” , and not a “controversy”?
PMO office has had so much time to shred the documents and wipe the email servers.
Seems like the Governor is getting a little kick back.
Definitely, a very corrupt one
so basically the governor knows something. personally am from Uganda where there are a lot of youths driving posh cars bought from money donated through we charity in Kenya. The amount of money wasted is huge. so sad
You should price how much it would cost to build the same exact building, using the same materials, here in Ontario, then compare that to the $10,000 WE says it costs to build in Kenya. These Schools cost way less to build than $10,000
At the most 500 dollars only
$ 1500-2000.
What does that prove? You use different more costly materials in Toronto, not to mention the cost of land. A comparison should be made to local Kenyan school.houses but there needs to be a complete audit of WE and possibly some arrests. Can already see the Kielburger defense; "it was the Kenyans." And who was auditing WE...did they not do a thorough audit each year?
A 12 pack of timmies and that warrior dude will whip up the taj mahal of schools.
Exactly - there's no way a brick should cost $20, as shown in the video.
Thank you CBC for keeping them honest! Taking advantage of unsuspecting donors using vulnerable poor people is not only evil but demonic to say the least!
How does a charity have the money to host all these We Days? Now I know. I used to participate in all my school's Me to We activities as well as buying Cineplex's bracelets during their Community Day events. It's really disappointing to know that I supported this charity ever since elementary school and now I'm in university.
Right?
Hey Jennifer! Can't blame you for feeling disappointed but their We Day events were actually funded by corporate money not by student donations. They suggested that companies pay through advertising budgets (like bus shelter ads and billboards) rather than charitable donation budgets.
As someone who went to Pimbinet with We to "build a school", the corruption doesn't surprise me. I remember touring the girls school and its great the education they are providing, but they could have done so much more. Thank you for another great doc!
So that's how they paid for all of that prime real estate in Downtown Toronto. Almost a full block with no businesses in them. Wow
Yeah…. Makes you wonder their true net worth….
And yet nothing is done about this blatant fraud.
This was top notch!! So well done I wish it had more viewers!! Let's get the word spreading about this.
The blindness by greed is astonishing. It is sad that our leaders are willingly refusing to accept the facts
I hope the "charity" will be prosecuted for the fraud! 🤬
WE acted just like Theranos did when exposed - by attacking the whistleblowers
Masterpiece of investigative journalism. Congrats to the team and to CBC
So disgusting to see the corruption
This is just amazing, it had to take the fifth estate to land in Kenya and expose this. What I'd advise the crew is to never ever engage with our politicians because if you think WE is corrupt... our leaders are the masters.
And majority of Kenyans are unaware of this scandal till now.
US leaders are the masters as well.. beleive me
until now? well am aware of the scandal in 2024 😂😂@@justinamusyoka4986
Just like the other “WE” report, (this hasn’t blocked comments) both were awesome to watch. Bravo 5th Estate, this has been very refreshing and I look forward to never be bombarded with WE Day commercials on the radio.
Well done The Fifth Estate. This is quite good work of making charities accountable to the donors.
The Fifth Estate , I thought you'd like to know that I just discovered your channel yesterday 2/15/2022 at about 7pm and I've binge watched for 15 hours at this point . I started with the 1st Nations stories because I have family up there and have bounced to others out of sheer curiosity. The stuff your crew investigates is important to more than just Canadians as I'm an American but with a dual citizenship. After watching the WE charity IMO you investigate things that matter to the rest of the world as well . I'll be subscribing after I take a nap, so keep up the great work if you're still doing it .
You should know that Canada is no. 1 in investigative journalism, "60 Minutes" was modeled after the CBC's "This Week has Seven days," US investigative programs are just cheap knockoffs.
@@gregrak9389 W5 has been Cancelled.
Thank you - "Asante sana!" - to all the Kenyans on this comment thread speaking up and WRITING THEIR TRUTH both about in-country looting and also global charities corruption.
Good job👍🏾, CBC ! Great journalism!
Coming from an extremely corrupt country myself, it looks like the Kenyans in charge are also getting their cut.
On a much smaller scale I donated to a charity when I first started working and wanted to help. I used my information from work, phone number, address, etc. Not too much longer I was getting calls at work from other charities and realized that my information had been passed on. I started looking into how charities use the money sent to them and decided to stop donating. No matter what I did I was not able to stop the phone calls or information being mailed to me, and this was more than thirty years ago. It took moving to a new location to get rid of these people. Over the years, hearing or reading about charities abusing our donations has not surprised me, these people in your story are working to rip people off on an entirely new level.
My class room was under a tree. It was upgraded to an uncompleted building when I was in primary three, and then to a complete room that needed renovation in JHS. Then to a good boarding SHS and I'm now a junior in University.
Let me tell you, it wasn't an easy ride up here.
Shame on all those people in high positions taking advantage of other vulnerable kids future.
Imagine if they had, in fact, built all those schools the community would have greatly benefited from the donors.
Such a shame that the local government was into the fraud and great shame that those two brothers were only interested in making "'free money"' and they robbed all those donors who truly believed they were helping a community.
This is the kind of investigative journalism I have interest in!
I only recently came across a bunch of WE shirts ... at the Dollaramas, 150km between cities in Ontario. Haven't gone to others.
I have always been one for donating, and seeing this, makes my cry. So many "charities" are Not using the donated funds by innocent good people, struggling to make ends meat, instead, are utilizing the funds intended for schools, for their own personal gains.
How are we as adults supposed to believe in the greater good when we see such "charities" Taking from us, from our children who are trying to help other children.
Thank-You for your dedication in finding the Truth. THANK-YOU
Remember that we tried it in the 80s with live aid. But all the money went to the warlords and their weapons. It made the continent unstable.