Cabinet Secretary in-charge of influential ministry uneasy over attempts to have him sacked

A LAWMAKER FROM an opposition party has become the talk of town after he supposedly failed to clinch the leader- ship of an influential parliamentary committee. The man, who has been touted by supporters of the party as an asset because of his shrewdness in his area of expertise, is said to be not loyal enough to the party leader. His friends and those who never got leadership positions in the committee changes now reportedly accuse a party hawk close to the party leader of settling scores using his position.

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THE CABINET SECRETARY of an influential ministry is reportedly not sitting pretty over attempts to have the official sacked. Our mole informs us that bitter tender wars involving high powers in government are allegedly the main reason the minister has come under siege. The intrigues that are now threatening delivery and performance in critical offices in the ministry have seen lawmakers from the region where the minister comes from issue stern warnings against attempts to replace the CS. Politicians and residents of the region are keenly waiting to see whether the CS will be kicked out in the much-rumoured Cabinet reshuffle.

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WITH THE CONCLUSION of elections in key parliamentary committees, a group of influential professionals hoping for positions in government reportedly met to strategise on how to lobby for one of them to be appointed. They are now torn over where to start, given the people they relied on in the past seem to be out of favour at the house on the hill. The professionals are a worried lot but hope to be successful in their mission. Some said they were devising a strategy to supposedly regain influence in the current regime, especially after their point men were given the boot in the changes.

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STILL ON LOBBYING, a private office in one of Nairobi’s upmarket neighbourhoods is now gaining new meaning and turning into a hive of activity following changes in political fortunes. Those who despised it in the past are slowly accepting the office’s role and are trooping there with hopes of being heard and helped. This is after it reportedly emerged that the office is now one of the locales of power in the current administration. State and non-state officers have been allegedly flocking the office, underscoring its influence in this administration.

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