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Still in the same docket, we are told the alleged tug of war between the CS and the PS saw a recently scheduled social media activity on an issue of national concern dropped. While the CS had the staff promote the event and line up panelists, the PS was allegedly not happy with the speakers. The officer successfully sabotaged the event, forcing all the banners that were being circulated online to be withdrawn and the entire thing cancelled.
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Are the current frequent power outages a genuine problem or a result of political sabotage against the docket's new heads? Handlers of the new docket bosses are allegedly whispering that they fear some hands are at play to portray the man at the helm and his party in bad light. They also fear some cartels who are not happy with the changes at the ministry are up against the man. It's wait and see how all this will pan out, as Kenyans continue to grumble about electricity supply interruptions.
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A petitioner in a matter pending before the National Assembly over a multi-billion-shilling scandal at a state agency is reading mischief on the choice of venue for the hearing. The man, a former senior official at the National Treasury, is allegedly jittery after he was told to appear before a panel hearing the matter at a five-star hotel along Mombasa Road in Nairobi. He is wondering about the choice of the pricey venue, yet there are many empty committee rooms within Parliament buildings, and in light of purported state austerity measures.
