A storm is quietly brewing in one ministry where senior
government officials are grumbling about what they supposedly describe as
“executive neglect” from a Principal Secretary. The PS is famed more for
polished English than people management. The frustrated officers allegedly say
accessing their immediate boss has become harder than getting a visa
appointment during peak season. Phone calls reportedly go unanswered, text
messages disappear into thin air, and senior officers can allegedly camp
outside the PS’s office like patients at a public clinic, only to leave unseen.
The irony, insiders whisper, is that while local staff seemingly struggle to
secure five minutes with the boss, foreigners enjoy VIP express treatment.
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There is trouble in the home of a prominent politician after his wife reportedly grew weary of the man’s fiery political rhetoric. Insiders say the usually reserved spouse is supposedly unhappy that the husband’s purported loose tongue has turned her into collateral damage in political wars she never signed up for. The lady is said to be particularly irritated that she is being trolled with some asking and indirectly drawing her into the controversy. While the politician continues breathing political fire in public rallies, sources whisper that the temperature at home is far colder. Whether the tough-talking politico has reflected on the matter remains anybody’s guess.
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A senior government official has once again landed on the radar of his bosses over what insiders describe as a puzzling habit of seemingly speaking like an opposition politician trapped inside government. The man reportedly complains so loudly and so often that colleagues now wonder whether he attends high level government meetings or opposition rallies. Sources say were it not for the approaching elections, he would have been dropped “like a hot potato.” His superiors are said to be increasingly irritated by remarks that portray the administration as if he were merely a frustrated spectator rather than a senior player inside it. In power corridors, the official is now widely viewed as a marked man.
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Politicians and jealousy are never too far apart, if whispers in power corridors are anything to go by. Corridors has learnt that murmurs of discomfort are growing within an informal political outfit over one member who has suddenly started behaving like the undisputed head prefect of the team. The irritation? The politician has supposedly developed a habit of publicly endorsing colleagues in their own backyards, complete with dramatic hand-lifting reminiscent of a veteran opposition titan. Critics within the camp fear the optics are quietly creating the impression that he is the coalition leader. Yet insiders insist the movement remains “leaderless, tribeless and equal,” though not everyone appears convinced by that gospel.
