Has top party leader rejected an attempt by an outgoing governor from his political turf to front his wife as a candidate for a parliamentary seat? Well, Corridors understands that the county boss has been rooting for his wife to be handed a direct ticket in recognition of his loyalty to the party. Insiders say the man has been bankrolling the party boss and the party activities. However, the party leader has rejected the move and ordered party's election board to conduct free and fair primaries in the constituency. The governor has now asked his wife to pull out of the race.
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An MP from the Rift Valley who decamped from his faction to join a rival group found himself in hot soup during the first rally with his new team. Word had gone round in his county that the legislator, who is eying the governor seat, did not opt to leave the outfit but was elbowed out. His competitors are also said to be behind reports that the lawmaker had joined the team to rock it from within. At the rally, the MP was humiliated before the Kenya Kwanza leaders as residents refused to be addressed by him. Sweating profusely, the MP mumbled his way through inaudible remarks.
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An aspirant for a big job at the Coast has 'acquired' most of the so-called influential bloggers to push his narrative and credentials. The move is said to have cost him an arm and a leg and the bloggers, some of whose behaviour borders on reckless, are laughing all the way to the bank. But why is the man bankrolling online war? Well, the intention is to show all and sundry, especially party honchos, that he is the most popular candidate. With his party dishing out direct tickets like hot mandazis, even the weak are positioning themselves for the spoils. Some have however warned that the strategy will backfire terribly, saying only the people can decide.
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It appears a party leader still has a long way to go in rallying his troops to back one candidate in a highly competitive county race. The man was taken aback after one of the political bigwigs from the county where he was seeking to call to a truce refused to play to the gallery. The said politician declined to shake hands with a competitor. They had been talking to him on how to go about nominations for the coveted seat. The man told his boss flatly that he had accepted his call and the handshake would add no value to him, especially after ceding ground.
(Edited by V. Graham)
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