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We recently told you about a top city lawyer with establishment backing in the race for a seat in a constitutional organ. The man recently let the cat out of the bag when a hot mic caught him speaking about his strategy. With a formidable financial war chest from his backers, he bragged, his focus is on younger colleagues whom he characterised as naïve, hungry and like freebies. True to his words, he reportedly splurged up to Sh5 million on drinks and handouts to his supporters during an event in a coastal town.
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Has a county chief turned his back on those who helped him during the campaigns in the last general election? Nitpickers complain that the first-term governor no longer picks calls nor lends an ear to those who toiled to see him succeed. We are told that the most affected are those who gave their all and took every risk to shape a winning strategy that worked in his favour throughout the campaigns. The strategic formula, the lot whispered to our ears on the ground, saw the man turn around the minds and hearts of voters.
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What is a youthful city lawmaker up to with his incessant attacks on a top politician in the county? This is the question in the minds of supporters of an older city legislator whose gubernatorial ambition is a poorly kept secret. The older legislator’s campaign for the city's top seat was stopped at the behest of his party honchos in the last polls. But with the young man throwing spanners into the works, the older politician’s supporters are developing chest pains, fearing the youth is out to spoil their chances of getting the party ticket.
