In apparent defiance of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s (pictured) directive that learning institutions close to curb the spread of Covid-19, a well-known hospitality institution in a Nairobi estate has done the opposite. It has recalled its students for physical learning, under the nose of authorities with law enforcers nearby. Some students who have expressed alarm over the flagrant disregard for authority are threatened with unspecified reprisals. Is this an Orwellian case of some animals being more equal than others? This is the question students, parents and residents are asking. There's a strict public health crackdown on roads but not on certain schools, it would seem.
A former governor is gnashing his teeth. Reason? His financial health has deteriorated in recent months. Whether it's because of the devastating coronavirus no one knows but what is public knowledge is that he is financially down at the heels. Banks from which he had borrowed have come calling and the former county boss is said to have started selling some of the assets he acquired during his reign. The recent ones being two tippers. The once-powerful county chief is even said to be in trouble with farmers supplying some of his business ventures.
Panic has gripped a constitutional body after commissioners threatened senior management, including the chief executive officer, with job termination, sack and transfer. A small bird whispers to Corridors of Power that plans to reshuffle senior directors at the commission are at an advanced stage and performance has been undermined. The recent transfer of a head of a department at the commission to be one of the county coordinators is also said to have raised eyebrows. Of concern is the fact that some directors are already looking for jobs elsewhere, which threatens to derail activities at the commission. One member of the critical secretariat staff has also been acting for three years without the security of tenure. The small bird says the commission needs urgent intervention if it is to continue serving its purpose.
Just how did an MCA from Vihiga county manage to manoeuvre his way around a water firm in a neighbouring county and start blackmailing the company over tenders? Corridors has learnt that the overzealous member of the county assembly — also accused of forging documents — flouted procurement rules after getting a tender to provide security and guarding services. However, he has now vowed to fight the water company after it refused to renew his contract. The security company is reported to have won the tender for two consecutive years instead of one financial year as stipulated under the law.
