Even before the controversial bill on coalition parties is introduced in the Senate, some senators allied to Deputy President William Ruto (pictured) are already said to be plotting how to frustrate the proposed law. Corridors of Power understands that a team of legislators has been meeting in a high-end city hotel crafting several amendments to the Bill. The amendments, according to a vocal senator, is part of their larger scheme to frustrate the passage of the Political Parties (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The lot is keen to employee tactics used by their colleagues in the National Assembly earlier this week and last week.
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Is a Member of Parliament who defied a wave in an ODM-controlled zone to win the seat planning to return to the party? Seems this is the case. The legislator, who has been vocal against the Orange Party, has suddenly toned down his attacks on the outfit and its members. Recently, he was seen with a senior party official in a hotel in the constituency. A mole close to the man insinuates that he is pushing for a meeting with ODM leader Raila Odinga to discuss rejoining the party he ditched in the run-up to the 2017 general election.
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A young Senate hopeful in Western Kenya was shocked when his supporters jeered and booed him during a meeting hosted by a bigwig in the race to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta. The youthful aspirant known for his deep pockets was in shock, having mobilised heavily ahead of the meeting. The events have sent jitters through his campaign team, forcing him to go back to the drawing board. He is reportedly planning to sack some of his strategists. His handlers say critically that he has opted to use a number of university students from the region whom he believes are more reliable than the crowds he mobilised. But he didn't go for the professionals.
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Could lack of a degree be the reason a business tycoon in Central Kenya pulled out of a race to succeed a governor in one of the counties in the region? During the 2017 polls, the politician and businessman unsuccessfully vied for a parliamentary seat because he lacked the academic papers to go for the top county seat. He then enrolled in a degree course in one of the public universities in readiness for the 2022 polls. All this time he was drumming up support for his candidature for the governor's seat. Those close to him were shocked when he told them he would not contest for the seat. They are wondering if the man was unable to complete his academic programme and therefore, yet again, unable meet the academic requirements for governor.
-Edited by SKanyara
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