A FIERCE POLITICAL war has erupted between a first-term governor and a first-term senator. The two are engaged in a bitter supremacy feud that has since degenerated into nasty confrontations. While the senator has vowed to engineer the governor’s impeachment, the county boss has moved to expose the lawmaker’s alleged corrupt dealings. He claims that the senator, who initially served in a high-profile job, embezzled billions of shillings during his tenure. The two are kicking up a lot of dust as they seek to outdo each other ahead of the 2027 polls.
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A LAWMAKER HEADING one of the crucial House teams has raised eyebrows with his lavish demands from the line ministry. Moles have whispered to this column that the man has been pushing for a high-end luxury car from the state department, arguing that he deserves something big that reflects the stature of the lucrative docket. The deal, which is apparently in advanced stages, has raised questions about how an oversight committee can remain objective when it demands extravagant perks from the institution it is supposed to oversee. Corridors of Power is keeping an eye on the deal and will update you when the new number plates hit town.
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STILL ON HOUSE committees, another chairman of a crucial committee is said to be lobbying for a private chopper to be funded by the ministry he is overseeing. Why? The official argues that all MPs who chaired the committee before owned choppers and he, too, must join the club. Since word went around of possible changes in the committees and their leadership, the man is said to have heightened his push, putting the accounting officer under immense pressure. The ministry caught in crosswinds is unsure how to respond and is contemplating reaching out for intervention from above. Will the chairman get his wish and take off to the skies?
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A DAILY STUNT by a mid-level official in a key county seems not to have impressed senior officials in the devolved administration. Some cabinet-level officials in the same administration were heard dismissing the nightly exercises as not well thought through and going nowhere. They say the publicity the man craves will dissipate without realising the supposed public good intended in the theatrics.
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