Corridors of Power.


A POWERFUL MAN with a well-documented love for the bottle can’t stop complaining to all who care to listen how his ministry has been hollowed out and starved of cash. The man high up in pecking order tells his friends that besides manning a thinned-out ministry, he is pressed to the wall by alleged micromanagement by the power centre. He claims that a fat department was hived from his ministry. He also claims that the big man is keen on any speeches he delivers, as he has the task of massaging the administration’s image to foreign interests.

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WAS THE SYSTEM of a key government actor deliberately compromised by interested parties to forestall any action that could have created roadblocks to an urgent idea? Whispers among power brokers suggest that some actors were jittery that another hurdle could easily be erected if things operated optimally. Those in the know claim while the system failure was only focused on the stated objective, it created many unforeseen problems, as many who were unaware of the intrigues were totally unable to get services for hours.

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DID A NOISY opposition figure hit the roof in outburst after a powerful man floated an unlikely name as a possible opposition candidate to face President William Ruto in the next polls? We are told the man wasreportedly incensed by the forceful suggestion by the figure operating in the background, prompting a recent fiery response by the opposition figure. We are told the behind-the-scenes operator is seriously pushing for the candidature of a veteran supremo, insisting that he is the only viable path to removing the current regime from power, citing his easy name recognition and absence of skeletons in his cupboard.

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DID A SENIOR honcho reward a well-known associate with a palatial rural home for clinically watching his brief as head of a key institution? We are told the associate, who despite holding a crucial office has refused to step down from a political position, has been all over the map praising the powerful figure. His critics complain that he has disregarded his oversight job by turning into a political surrogate. His associates say the power centre is over the moon with him, and erected the state-of-the-art home as a thank you.