Who is this powerful man troubling a parastatal chief with hefty demands for money for weekend political activities? The chief was heard complaining that the target given to him by the top politico is too much that it undermines service provision by the entity he is leading. He claimed the money he is required to deliver takes a lot from the entity's budget, and that it's a clear design to make him fail.
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Still on weekly cash handout, an MP from an opposition zone who rebelled against his party, is worried his facilitation by an office is becoming irregular. The man, among many others, was being given Sh200,000 weekly for weekend political engagements to further a particular political interest. We are told his benefactors developed cold feet after learning the money was not used for its intended objective. Even more, the flow of the money started dwindling after an apparent thawing of political hostilities.
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Is a senior official in government on his way out? We are told a top power man is not happy with him after his apparently out of turn advise on a critical project. The power figure is rattled the man did the advisory and deliberately made it public to embarrass him. The man had rubbished the initiative as standing on quicksand despite the spirited push for it from the very top. Interesting times lie a head.
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We are told of a clandestine plan a foot to effect a major shake up in key a entity in government. A recent election of some professionals is part of the plot. The target is at least four members of the entity before 2027. Key players in this plot have been aiming their public onslaught against the reported target on social media, ostensibly to undermine its public confidence.