News20 September 2024 - 09:21

Governor, top honcho using road crash funds for political mileage

The count chief is bitter the official is using millions he raised from colleagues to endear himself to voters.

by The Star

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A governor and a top official in the Executive are on the spot for allegedly using a recent tragedy to advance their political interests. The two, who have been bitter rivals since time immemorial, have been fighting over compensation to the victims of the tragedy. The politicians have turned against each other over funeral contributions of the victims who were residents in the county. The governor is bitter that the government official is using millions of shillings he raised from his colleagues for the victims to endear himself to voters.

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MCAs in a county in Nyanza have turned to be guns for hire. The ward reps are reportedly being used to settle political scores with county employees, with MPs and governor being some of their prime targets. A staff at the assembly said most of the MCAs have committed all their money after taking huge loans, leading to most of them resorting to survival tactics, which include forming extortion rings to intimidate other leaders. They demand bribes either in cash, tenders or ask for employment of their relatives.

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A governor from a cosmopolitan county recently organised a meeting with MCAs at his private office to address rising tensions within the county government. However, the ward reps' demeanour left the governor in shock. They largely kept quiet while allegedly playing their cards under the table. Despite the governor's pleas to the MCAs to talk freely, none of them volunteered any information during the one hour meeting. The only comment came from the Minority leader, who just thanked the governor for the meeting and urged him to convene more get-togethers in the future.

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A popular party is said to be contemplating changing its name ahead of 2027 election to endear itself to Gen Zs. The leadership is concerned that the party had become synonymous with just one community and old politicians. As such, those proposing change of name say there is a need to change the party’s name to give it a national outlook aside from allocating a few senior positions to Gen Zs.

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