Just why did a Tatangata MP from Central Kenya snub parliamentary sittings on Wednesday? Instead, the MP posted pictures of her engagements with locals on social media. Her conspicuous absence at a time when Deputy President William Ruto's camp was desperate for numbers in the House was quite telling. While her relationship with Ruto has been frosty in the last few months, her absence spoke out loud about her political intentions, perhaps, to switch allegiance as the 2022 battle takes shape. Only time will tell.
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An insurance firm that has been struggling to meet obligations faces tough times ahead. Plans for shareholders to inject fresh capital have hit a dead end. No more capital could come in the next months. The details could dim the hopes of thousands of clients who have been lining up for payments from the company. Sadly, garages are holding onto clients' motor vehicles as patients seeking medication on the cover of the firm are also being turned away. Perhaps, the Insurance Regulatory Authority could come to the rescue of the hapless Kenyans.
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A first-term MP from Nyanza is living in fear. The rising popularity of his predecessor, who is eyeing the governor's seat, is overwhelming him. He is worried about a political wave by the gubernatorial aspirant who is apparently eyeing the seat on a different party's ticket. The MP is afraid that with the popularity of the candidate in the area, voters are likely to back those vying in his party. The man, an advocate of the High Court, is said to be contemplating reaching out to his predecessor to strike a deal with him so that he does not field a candidate against him. In exchange, he would back his gubernatorial bid or rather quit his party and join the other one. The MP's initial plans to run for governor hit a brick wall.
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Is the Nairobi county health department aware that unscrupulous businessmen within an estate in Nairobi's Eastland area are using a dangerous cocktail of chemicals to prepare coffins? Many residents in the estate whose economic activity is coffin-making have reported a spike in diseases emanating from the process. The most dangerous chemicals are those being used for finishing the coffins. Authorities have failed to address the challenge. Locals are now appealing to the health ministry to come to their rescue.
