A TOP GUN at a regulatory agency is a man under watch after he demanded a bribe to do his work.
The official is said to be sitting on approvals sought by some of the clients the entity serves, while hoping the applicants will ‘behave’.
But they insisted on escalating the saga higher up and the man is now monitored.
Corridors of Power is apprised it is only a matter of time before he is nabbed. Industry players have long complained about the official’s greed and want change.
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A FORMER COUNTY chief from Western has triggered talk after turning himself into a spanner boy for his successor, who is battling hostility from the residents.
The politico has been convening barazas and secret meetings with opinion leaders in top hotels to pacify the ground for his successor.
Recently, he held a big meeting in his rural home, where he urged the attendees to support the county administration.
His new brand of politics has amused residents, given the two never saw eye to eye prior to the 2022 polls.
Insiders say millions of shillings changed hands.
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A HIGH-RANKING OFFICIAL of a political outfit is under discussion for never missing a chance to embarrass his bosses.
The politician, who is outspoken and sometimes witty with hard tackles, has been firing difficult questions at his colleagues in the outfit that wanted to form the government in the last election.
A party insider was overheard saying the man is now unbecoming and should tone down or he will be sanctioned by his bosses.
It remains to be seen whether the fellow is acting on his own or is pre-paring a new launch pad for his political ambition.
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A SENIOR GOVERNMENT official, who has been unreachable for the last two years, has suddenly become readily available, calling journalists left, right and centre since news emerged of a possible purge targeting top government officials.
The man, who ghosted friends for years, has been forwarding messages to multiple contacts.
He is hungry for any scrap of information on the impending bloodbath, clear proof that nothing motivates like a looming shadow of irrelevance.
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