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Rift Valley leaders plotting to isolate senior state official

He is accused of blocking his political opponents from accessing top leaders in the Kenya Kwanza administration.

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by LUKE AWICH

News23 October 2023 - 01:40

In Summary


  • A former lawmaker is finding it hard in a WhatsApp group after he picked a Sh350,000 facilitation fee for his colleague and failed to hand it over.
  • The man who ditched his former party and joined government took the money on behalf of another parliamentary aspirant.
Who's doing what to whom, why, when where and how

Leaders from a county in Rift Valley are said to be plotting to isolate a senior government official who was appointed to the seat after unsuccessfully contesting for a position in the 2022 elections. It is whispered that due to his position, the official boasts of being at the centre of power even after he was defeated. He is accused of blocking his political opponents from accessing top leaders in the Kenya Kwanza administration and fronting those who lost in 2022 to fight those occupying various seat in his county.

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A county MP from the Western region was recently treated to an embarrassing experience after a cow she delivered as a gift to a school became wild and almost knocked down students and teachers. So bad was the situation that when the MP tried grabbing the cow's rope, it dragged her to the ground leaving students in shock over the unfolding event that brought the colourful function to a premature end.

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A former lawmaker is finding it hard in a WhatsApp group after he picked a Sh350,000 facilitation fee for his colleague and failed to hand it over. The man who ditched his former party and joined government took the money on behalf of another parliamentary aspirant. Corridor is told the cash was meant to facilitate the visit in one of the area by a senior politico. The ex-MP at first made excuses when he was asked to send the money claiming he had reached his Mpesa limit. A day to the visit the man was not responding to calls and texts only to appear with the big man on the material day more serious than the chief guest himself. The man has now been the subject in the WhatsApp group, with leaders calling him out for his unbecoming behaviour.

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A renowned comedian who also plays the role of a master of ceremonies in the functions of a top politician is reluctant to take up his new role of a commissioner in the county assembly service board of a City county. The man who canvassed for the position and even had the top politician push for him to be appointed was sworn into office two months ago but has not reported to work and instead he continues to hang around the political chief doing his former MC job. The position at the county is lucrative and has many perks and allowances, but the man and his greed wants to eat from both sides. The political supremo doesn’t know how to shake him off because of his big heart.


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