Top gun’s days numbered at rich agency, mulls plunging into politics

RED SIGNS ARE flashing that a guru in a high-value sector has sensed he is on the way out of a perceived lucrative agency. Some historic changes are likely to affect his docket in the near future. Insiders say several factors are already working against the fellow’s chances, including age, his ethnic background, and alleged links to the former regime. Well aware that his days are numbered, the guru has reportedly dramatically scaled down engagements with associates, including professionals. He is said to be eyeing a big political seat in his backyard as a fallback plan.

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ARE MEMBERS OF a powerful committee plotting to sideline or engineer the removal of their colleague from the panel? Well, tensions have reached a boiling point as members allegedly conspire to remove one of their own. The targeted politico's habit of making inflammatory remarks during sessions with witnesses appearing before the panel has reportedly drawn a fierce backlash, particularly after he supposedly implied colleagues were "compromised" during a sensitive investigation. While the chairman publicly dismissed the claims as misunderstandings, multiple witnesses report heated private discussions about containing the damage. The outspoken political figure now finds himself locked out of critical decision-making circles.

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A KEY FIGURE in Central Kenya appears to be stuck between a rock and a hard place. The man, who is still aligned with the powers that be, is under extreme pressure from the grassroots to join other “friends” in the direction his backyard region has taken. The politician has, however, been said to face serious health and financial challenges. What many of his supporters may not be aware of is just how a fat cheque could be important for his survival. In an attempt to reduce pressure on himself, the man has allegedly launched veiled attacks on another politico from the region, with whom he rarely got along.

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A HIGH-RANKING OFFICIAL in one of the largest financial institutions is said to have been implicated in alleged graft in a multimillion-shilling tender. It is claimed that the tech-savvy official recently flouted procurement rules and imported some devices, which later lay idle due to a lack of compatible components. The deal is also likely to injure the diplomatic relationship between Kenya and a western country, after it emerged that the condemned devices may have been purchased from a company sanctioned by the foreign nation, following the company's potential role in a conflict that recently caught the world’s attention.