A public institution of higher learning is facing serious implosion from staff after it issued bouncing cheques to the lecturers who had gone for months without receiving pay. The institution, which had been viewed as successful before plunging into a financial crisis in recent years, is facing a backlash from the staff who now want Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha to institute a probe into the matter before things get out of hand. Corridors has learnt that the institution is also playing a cat and mouse game with the taxman who is seeking millions in unremitted taxes.
A CEO of a coastal parastatal is a troubled man. He has been the talk of the town over massive corruption allegations. But that's not his urgent concern, his time in office is running out. It's said that he is seriously lobbying to have his tenure extended. At one instance, he was overheard saying he has made millions of money from projects funded by donors and he will do whatever it takes to continue holding forte. A mole told Corridors the fellow is even ready to part with huge sums to convince the authorities to grant him more days.
An inspector of police in charge of traffic at a station in Nairobi's Eastlands area is on the spot over his overbearing appetite for bribes. A little bird whispers to us that the senior officer has instructed each of his juniors to arrest at least two public service vehicles every day, which are then asked to pay a bribe of Sh2,000 each. What’s getting in the nerve of the junior officers is that the inspector pockets all the loot and anyone who dares to question him is threatened with disciplinary action. His juniors are now threatening to expose him.
A governor from Nyanza could soon be given a taste of his own medicine. After launching a massive crackdown on staff who were allegedly promoted irregularly, the county boss is now facing the wrath of politicians. With less than a year to the 2022 polls, the county boss has found himself walking a political tightrope that threatens his reelection chances. Already, there are plans to sponsor some court cases to derail the governor’s restructuring plans and frustrate the efforts to clean up the payroll. At the same time, some politicians are working on an elaborate plan to sponsor an impeachment motion in the coming months. The twin assault is well choreographed and could force the governor to cede some ground and suspend his radical purge.
