The much-awaited Building Bridges report has bred animosity within the county’s top leadership. The delay in releasing the report — ready for several weeks — is said to have caused an ugly push and shove with power brokers keen to amend it and tilt recommendations in their favour. Corridors understands key figures are working behind the scenes to have a secretariat established to oversee implementation of the report. Word has it the proposed changes have the blessings of a top official in President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee partyTop officers plotting to alter yet-to-be released BBI report.. However, the plan to amend the report has sent shock waves and through Raila Odinga's ODM camp.
AN influential governor from Northeastern is under siege. The county chief is facing legal action after his ‘mpango wa kando’ threatened to sue him for refusing to remit monthly cash for his child’s upkeep. A mole has intimated the matter worsened last week when the governor failed to take ‘clande’ and the child abroad for a holiday. The woman is now said to have given the county chief two weeks to fulfill his holiday promise — or face court action.
A former MP from Ukambani think shis party boss Kalonzo Musyoka needs to revise his political strategy if he has any big political ambitions. The former lawmaker, a longtime associate of Kalonzo, was heard whispering at a City hotel that their boss has been making numerous political blunders that have left him exposed. For instance, he questioned why Kalonzo would decide to support a Ford Kenya candidate whom he said could never win. The man admitted that although the ex-VP remains the kingpin of Ukambani politics, his base is slowly being eroded and he may soon remain irrelevant.
A senior ODM MP who is suspected to be operating a vigilante-like gang in his constituency could soon find himself in trouble. Corridors of Power has learnt that security forces are probing claims that the MP's militia could have unleashed terror on a section of Kibra residents and barred some from stepping out of their homes to go and cast their votes. The MP was captured on video appearing to gesture to his troops to advance on a rival group. Sources within police circles have whispered to Corridors that the legislator’s moves are closely being monitored and he might soon be arrested once investigations are complete. Police are keen on establishing whether the lawmaker actually runs a militia group within the constituency and if true to establish the motive in light of the 2022 General Election. It is only a matter of time before the law catches up with the ruthless MP.
