Former MP goes flat out to get son party ticket for 2027

A VETERAN FORMER politician who served as an MP for several years is reportedly lobbying a powerful political figure to back his son for a parliamentary seat. Sources say the ex-legislator has been making frequent visits to the influential leader’s home and private office, pushing for his son to be awarded the party ticket to contest for an MP position in the county. He is said to believe that securing the party’s nomination is all his son needs to win and serve the constituency.

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 JUST WHEN WILL a cartel that has been dealt a blow by transformation at a regional health facility cease their attacks? Well, Corridors of Power is apprised that the lot, disgruntled by the changes at the entity which now has a new management, has been reportedly firing missiles from the sides. They are allegedly meeting regularly in a private residence in the town housing the facility to plot the antics. A mole whispered to this column how the team has planned a series of events to allegedly sabotage the sanitation being undertaken by the new kid on the block.

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 IS THE GOVERNOR of a cosmopolitan county aware of a racket supposedly extorting bribes from patients seeking services at a specialised facility run by his administration? The facility, which provides crucial services, is a flagship project of the county boss, who has boasted on political platforms about transforming lives through free specialised care. However, patients report a different story: officers at the facility allegedly demand large bribes, sometimes amounting to thousands of shillings, before providing services. Many poor patients unable to pay the bribes have been turned away. Locals are now demanding action to end the corruption that has denied them critical care.

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THE RECENT BOMBSHELL dropped by the Head of State about the widespread bribery in Parliament appears to have unsettled a group of MPs. Lawmakers allegedly known for their extortionist schemes have suddenly slowed down, often avoiding the influential committees where they were accused of demanding bribes. Their colleagues reveal that the MPs were seemingly deeply frightened, especially after the President warned of exposing and arresting those involved.