Is Police IG Hillary Mutyambai (pictured) aware senior police officers in a notorious spot under Pangani police station are protecting chang'aa brewers? The officers have been part of cartels giving the brewers time and protection to prepare their stuff in broad daylight along the Mathare River. The brewers reward them with hefty bribes. Hardworking officers are frustrated as they cannot enforce the law in an area designated as a ‘protected zone’ by their seniors. The brewers are having having a field day, often preparing their liquor in huge cooling drums using sewer water. Honest cops want the police boss to step in and crack the whip.
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A politician eyeing a Rift Valley governor's seat has spent so much time and resources popularising his party's presidential aspirant that he forgot about his own candidature. After learning his competitors are always on the ground meeting people while he is away on the presidential campaign trail, he is now focusing on himself. An insider tells Corridors the politician will henceforth rarely be seen with the presidential hopeful. He is busy trying to recover lost ground.
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A young man from Western with ambitions seems to have run out of luck in winning a seat. The up-and-coming politician has been getting a cold shoulder in his backyard as residents remind him his campaign pledges are yet to come true. The MP hopeful is said to have banked on revival of a sugar mill as a stepping stone but the factory is still covered in cobwebs.The man is now inciting residents against plans to privatise the mill. Residents tell him to hire a blogger and shave his shaggy hair.
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Are handlers of a senior bigwig letting him down? The political heavyweight with presidential ambitions has often been caught off-guard, appearing in public to have had one too many. This has brought the work of his handlers into sharp focus. In one scenario, the big gun was captured on camera lacking spontaneous movement and appearing to be in a state of impaired consciousness. Many were left wondering why his handlers failed to ensure sobriety before allowing him to make appearances.
(Edited by V. Graham)
