FARMER JOE AND HIS FIEFDOM

TROPICAL GANGSTERS

Once upon a time in a distant shore somewhere in the hot tropics of 13 degrees North and 15 Degrees West lies a paradise under the sun. This paradise was a slow creeping entity that was going through a transformation in search of modernity. Not much was going on for this enclave as it was resource starved. Nonetheless, life went on and her inhabitants were just happy to be living and slowly catching up with modernity. The leader of this enclave was called the Good Doctor. He was a man of great temperament but his ambitions for developing his enclave were premised on the economic realities of his environment so he built few schools and hospitals to service the needs of the enclave. The Good Doctor was a cloned British in an African Body. He enjoyed his tea time and social interactions at the country club where he fraternized with the European expatriates and few elites of the upper echelons. Well in a country of the blind, the one eye man is king so this enclave did not get its best and brightest to run the affairs of the enclave but the connected sons of the political class became the demigods that underwrote the political space. At some some point these demigods wanted more space than the Good Doctor was willing to dish out and discord and chaos ensued. Lo and behold there was a guard at the Good Old Doctors Court called Farmer Joe. Farmer Joe was was a complex self centered individual whose upbringing dented his world view and interpersonal relationships.

On a hot summer Friday afternoon, Farmer Joe was able to usurp power with the help of few rag tag renegades. This was the beginning of an era that took away the dignity and innocence of the people. Farmer Joe being the manipulative beast that he was conquered all his accomplices and became the Don of the enclave. He turned this beautiful enclave into a crime syndicate with the help of his capos. Prominent amongst the capos were The Fixer and the Manager. They ran a syndicate similar to that of the Luchesse and Gambino families in New York. The only difference was those syndicates robbed and extorted the rich and gave to the poor and serviced their lavished lifestyles. Farmer Joe on the other hand looted and robbed the poor people of the enclave and made them believe he was the best thing since sliced bread. Being a master manipulator, Farmer Joe was able to corrupt almost everyone in the society. The clergy, elders  and the renowned were all pocketed for his personal use. He prostituted the young men and women of the society to run errands and periodically use them for sexual favors. See Farmer Joe's rough childhood played an integral role in the manner in which he ran the syndicate. He wanted to be noticed at all times so he drove expensive cars and and fashionable glasses and watches. He even had to marry a sex transactor just because he found her to be exotic and out of his reach growing up. Just like a poor boy done good, Farmer Joe's appetite for exploitation knew no bounds and he became a monster beyond repair. His exploits took a daring pursuit towards self destruction and the people of the enclave voted him out of office but realizing that he was not answerable to the people , he resorted to his syndicate to do the bidding in terms of the enforcement of his will. His neighbors had enough of his rancor and arrogance and decided to enforce the will of the people. After his exit, some of of his most trusted aides disappeared in thin air never to be heard of. The likes of Action Jackson the guardian of the revolution went below the radar and never to be heard off again. Seedy the Terrible, Fabakary the Fox and Yankee the Mayor have made futile attempts to stem the tide but its was a loosing battle not worth fighting. The major enforcers are either in jails or in hiding. Sleek Yanks, Sleazy Louie and Terrible Ousman are all in the hands of authorithies in different jurisdictions. Farmer Joe's days as a free man are drawing to an end as the net is closing on him. Mr Fix it has also made attempts to reinvent himself with the help of influential people within the enclave but to no success. Stay tuned for the next episode of whats going to be the final fate of Farmer Joe and his criminal enterprise.