Are outgoing Principal Secretaries taking orders from their would-be successors, or is it simply a matter of them sabotaging government services? Officers from some of the ministries were overheard complaining that some services like procurement and payments have halted, with current PSs having to seek authority from the incoming nominees whose vetting were cut short by a court order. There are reports that key parastatals and other state agencies that need the direct input of Principal Secretaries before making key decisions have been affected by the seemingly uniform directive.
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A first-term lawmaker has fallen out with his governor barely three months after the elections. The two, who were best friends during the campaigns no longer see eye to eye. Insiders say the legislator is angry with the county chief after he reneged on a promise to award a multimillion-shilling contract to his associate. The associate, who was introduced to the governor months to the polls, is said to have bankrolled the governor's campaigns. He had hoped to land the business deal in return. But this has changed as the governor no longer answers his phone calls and emails.
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A state agency lead is in panic amid accusations of nepotism, sexual harassment, misappropriation of funds and scandals involving family and politics. The man whose 2022 political gamble failed to pay off is now desperately begging the powers that be to come to his rescue. Staffers working with him have reportedly turned against him citing harassment on the basis of ethnicity. Corridors of Power has it that the man is contemplating resigning to avoid family embarrassment as staff have threatened to expose pictorial evidence of his amorous escapades. The beleaguered boss is said to be working on a scheme to bribe any person who may want to ask questions about his alleged crimes.
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Disquiet is simmering at a ministry following the choice of persons who represented the country at a recent high-level meeting. The trip’s budget was reduced, forcing some of the people who were listed to travel to remain behind. But it is the criterion that was used to select the attendees that has sparked a row. The disgruntled lot were overheard lamenting that the trip had more joyriders than technical persons who are supposed to articulate policy to the locals. They accuse the head of a directorate of populating the list with cronies, some of whom they say have no idea of the ministry’s mandate.