Showy top officer kicked in the teeth, shunted to county outpost

A SENIOR OFFICER who had become the face of a parastatal has finally been demoted and unceremoniously shipped off to a remote county outpost. The man, known for his insatiable appetite for the limelight, had reportedly unofficially crowned himself the agency's de facto spokesperson, often sidelining his superiors, and dominating the airwaves during times of crisis. Why the transfer? We are told his relentless media appearances and obsession with being the voice of the agency allegedly rubbed his bosses the wrong way, especially when he began issuing statements on sensitive matters without clearance.

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DID A TOP power figure bulldoze the management of a key public infrastructure to channel proceeds from its coffers to his personal account? Well, a fly on the wall tells this column that the man has successfully combined threats, blackmail and weaponisation of coercive institutions into a potent mix that has yielded him the sizeable daily sum. The section that was allocated to him was reportedly freshly constructed immediately he took office, in what is a continuing web of alleged abuse of office and state capture. Investigative officers with sa pine need to act in the public interest and stop the mess.

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JUST WHAT IS preventing an investigative agency from summoning this county boss for questioning over the misuse of public funds? Despite recommendations from a parliamentary watchdog committee that the county boss be charged, nothing has happened several months down the line, raising concerns among the members. Could it be that some officers were supposedly bribed to delay the case? This was the talk among some members of a committee when they met to review their reports last week. Meanwhile, the county boss continues to operate unperturbed, with more cases of funds misuse allegedly emanating from the office.

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A GROUP OF politicians from a Mt Kenya county are reportedly being accused of hypocrisy over their recent remarks about getting special treatment in county allocations, share of high-ranking positions and other government goodies. They claimed the county has the second biggest vote basket and population, thus justifying special treatment different from other counties in the region. But also, the politicians, who are opposed to a top opposition leader from the region, are said to be seemingly taking the residents for blockheads, as their remarks are not different from the politico’s, whom they accuse of causing division and tribalism.