The plot by some leaders from a former province to delegitimise an influential MP has flopped. Sources whisper to Corridors that for months the leaders launched a multi-pronged war front against the MP for 'being too close' to their man who is is running for a big office in Kenya. However, the big man stuck with his friend, the MP, and told off his tribesmen to leave his friend alone. At one point, the boss is said to have complained bitterly that some of his allies wanted him to look like a tribal kingpin who only hangs around his tribesmen. Most of these 'jealous' leaders have since been dropped from a national cause. Some are said to be begging the MP to forgive them for waging a dirty war against him. Why? Party nominations are first approaching and it's believed the MP has the boss's ear.
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A former official at a county assembly in Western Kenya known for seducing married women is having a rough time selling his candidature because of his tainted image. The man is eying a parliamentary seat but his illicit affairs have come back to haunt him. The man has now been nicknamed 'The He-Goat' and rivals are making him the subject of discussion in all their rallies. An incident in which the aspirant was busted with a married woman at a hotel early this year has dominated these sessions. Voters are repeatedly asked if this is the person they want to represent them in Parliament.
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A plot by a youthful gubernatorial aspirant from Western Kenya to scuttle a rival’s event backfired miserably last weekend. Corridors understands the man, a lawmaker, spent millions of shillings in bribing youths and women to shun the event where his rival launched his bid for the seat. The legislator hired goons, gave them loads of cash and placed them at strategic points to dish out Sh500 each to every person who was heading to the event. However, moles intimated to Corridors that after pocketing the cash, the residents still thronged the event. The lawmaker is now angry with his hirelings. His handlers say he spent more than Sh5 million.
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Still in Western, a gubernatorial aspirant has shocked his competitors. His financial war chest is the subject of discussion in many quarters. It's whispered that the man is running a well-oiled campaign and his recent rally was almost comparable to a national campaign. He is also said to have the backing of a top county politician. Disturbed competitors have begun to question the man's source of wealth. Some we heard claiming the aspirant has several questions to answer regarding his former employment. They want investigative agencies to help slow him down.
(Edited by V. Graham)
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