Jet, farms and city projects: The politico whose fortunes are raising eyebrows

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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