A vocal Wiper MP from Ukambani could be plotting to join a rival party associated with Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua (pictured). The politician has reportedly told some of his friends it is only a matter of time before he makes his move public. The MP has been protesting that the powers that be in his party are propping up his opponent to remove him in the 2022 polls, despite his immense contribution to the outfit. Angered by the move, the second-term MP is plotting a safer landing as he seeks a third term in office. Recently, the MP sent emissaries to people close to Governor Mutua over his decision to decamp. It is not clear what discussions are going on between him and Maendeleo Chap Chap but what is crystal clear is that he is fed up with his party.
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A Kajiado-based businessman is causing ripples within the camp of a gubernatorial candidate seen as Governor Ole Lenku's main challenger in 2022. The business magnate has decided to destroy the career of the politician following a bitter falling-out. They have longstanding differences involving land that are unresolved. The gubernatorial aspirant owes the businessman Sh20 million that he has yet to pay back. Complicating the game plan for the governor hopeful, the businessman has decided to fund projects to cut the politician down to size, especially on his turf. Despite employing hundreds of residents in his business empire, the businessman is engaged in social empowerment programmes.
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A multimillion-shilling contract awarded to a foreign firm to supply hi-tech registration services to a state agency could soon be the subject of investigations. It has emerged that the contract was highly overpriced above market rates, triggering uproar among board members. While the contract was advertised twice, it would later emerge that the final awardee was single-sourced through the help of the chief executive officer. The rollout of the project was marred by a lot of technical hitches attributed to the manufacturer's poor-quality gadgets. A petitioner has now written to the EACC and the DCI calling for investigations into negligence of criminal nature involving the supply of substandard gadgets that have been failing in the field.
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Is a former police officer seconded to a state agency in the executive Office of the President under siege? The official could soon find himself in trouble over allegations of corruption, nepotism and bribery. He is accused of supervising a criminal enterprise that has been harvesting millions of shillings from unsuspecting Kenyans seeking services at his department. With his section largely dealing with enforcement, those in the know say the officer is a classic example of a man reaping where he did not sow.
