Jet, farms and city projects: The politico whose fortunes are raising eyebrows
While some point to hard work and the enterprising nature of the politico’s lineage, some are supposedly casting doubt.
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CORRIDORS OF POWER
A STATE FUNCTIONARY is reportedly
restless amid questions about an expenditure that may not have been properly channelled. Word is that the officer has panicked
after auditors came knocking asking about
the cash trail. It is alleged the money in question had been left idle for years at a financial
institution. Three major transactions on the
said account triggered the barrage of questions. Corridors of Power is apprised that the
officer is seemingly making frantic efforts
to kill the probe, amid assertions that there was
allegedly no proper authorisation trail for the
amounts running into hundreds of millions of
shillings.
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A BUDDING POLITICO who is eyeing a
seat at the high table in the country’s political
hierarchies has set tongues wagging with
their latest acquisitions. An airbus, some farms, and ongoing construction works in some
two cities have triggered the banter in political streets. Folks at the fellow’s backyard
are said to be whispering how the politician’s
fortunes have changed for the better in no
time. While some point to hard work and the
enterprising nature of the politico’s lineage,
some are supposedly casting doubt.
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SUPPORTERS OF A politician from yet
another restive region face uncertainty
ahead of the 2027 elections due to mixed
signals. In the period leading to October last
year, the politician appeared set to clinch
the governorship, relying on close ties to
influential figures. With the race now open to
all contenders, the politician has gone quiet,
undecided between seeking another term in
the current role, or contesting the top county
seat. The dilemma has deepened, as the politician is caught between loyalty to the party
leadership and obligations to a prominent
political family.
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TWO KEY GOVERNMENT departments
are allegedly fighting over the control
and management of a proposed agency.
Whereas one department says the agency
should be run by them as it is directly under
it, the other says the institution is key to
what they do and must be under them. It
may need the involvement of the Attorney
General’s office and other higher offices to
know what and where the agency will do.
Apart from the running of the institution,
another controversy surrounds its alleged
approval on not-so-clear grounds. All this boils
to power and money that follows the running
of the agency.
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