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A senior government official was recently heard making a call to inquire about the status of approval of his newly acquired three fixed-wing aircraft. It has since emerged he is the latest owner of a fleet of planes in Nairobi. The man is proud of his achievements and feels he needs the aircraft to manage his future in general. However, questions linger about the source of the more than Sh1.2 billion he used to acquire the new machinery.
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An aide of a sacked Cabinet Secretary hurriedly threw a party to his friends after news of the dissolution of the Cabinet. He could not hide his joy, allegedly terming the shocker the work of God. The man in his late 30s was a casualty of the government's move to trim advisers in government. He, however, claimed he was supposedly being sacrificed to create room for the CS's damsel who had allegedly been controversially roped in as an adviser late last year despite possessing no known professional qualifications.
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Who is behind the ongoing deforestation of Kakuta Forest in Marakwet, Elgeyo Marakwet county? Senior security and forest officials fear raising the alarm lest they lose their jobs. But who could be behind the trend where old and indigenous trees are being felled and taken to a shopping centre for processing and export? Reportedly, officials say the man or persons behind the trend are powerful. It is speculated that at least 10 lorries leave the forest with trees daily. A mole asked for activists, government officials and even the President to visit the region and witness the destruction.
