Stunning damsels in skimpy wear heat up Homa Bay

ARE HOMA BAY nights getting a devolution twist? Well, this column is informed that behind the official speeches and policy talk at the ongoing conference, the lakeside nights have developed a life of their own. As dusk falls, locals say a wave of unfamiliar faces, stunning damsels in daring, skimpy outfits literally takes over the town. The damsels, rarely seen during the day, become a regular evening fixture especially around popular hangouts. Locals claim the mysterious arrivals seem more interested in mingling with conference attendees than devolution discussions. A good number of delegates allegedly appear to be enjoying the unofficial functions every bit as much as the official ones.

CORRIDORS OF POWER has it that a high-profile man has been seemingly sulking over his wife’s ever-rising star in politics and her bubbly, outgoing presence on social media. Our moles whisper that the man, unable to stomach the attention his politician wife commands, has been allegedly grumbling in private and trying to clip her wings. The drama boiled over recently when a respected regional leader publicly lashed out at such small-mindedness, urging men to give their wives room to shine and to stop letting insecurity turn them into political liabilities. The man, supposedly sensing the rebuke was aimed squarely at him, has been unsettled, struggling to figure out how the big man became aware of the happenings.

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JUST WHAT’S IN a pen? This is the question some lawmakers were heard asking themselves last week. It followed an unusual moment during a parliamentary committee session when a senior state official declined to use the pen provided by the panel to sign a statement he was tabling. The proceedings were interrupted for more than five minutes as the official’s handlers rushed to retrieve his preferred pen from a vehicle outside. Lawmakers were left wondering why the official couldn’t simply use the ordinary pen offered by the committee.

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ARE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS in  one of the counties morphing into a vigilante group targeting the opponents of the county chief? Well, this column has been told that the enforcers are now seemingly  operating more like bouncers than public servants. Insiders whisper that the burly men are reportedly now on a mission to muzzle the governor's critics, especially as the heat of the next elections rises. The incumbent is said to be facing dwindling support and the loyal foot soldiers have left many residents uneasy with many warnings that the line between law enforcement and political intimidation is getting dangerously blurred by the day.