Who is ‘eating’ police officers allowances?

Just who is “eating” the allowances meant for police officers providing security services to a construction company tarmacking a critical road?

Well, this column is informed that more than 400 junior police officers attached to the government’s multibillion-shilling project are crying foul after their allowances were supposedly slashed by Sh7,000 by their bosses in the service.

Ironically, the senior police officers reportedly “eating” their juniors’ monies, are paid their allowances and enjoy all the trappings of power that go with their positions. So dire is the situation that the junior officers are threatening to down their tools. Over to you, Inspector General of Police.

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Infighting has erupted within a key political formation, pitting two prominent women leaders in what insiders describe as a simmering supremacy battle. The falling-out involves a woman leader from an influential political family and a senior party official, who are said to be engaged in a cold war over a top county seat both have an interest in. The influential leader has purportedly accused the official of secretly backing her rival, another woman, in the race for the powerful position. Sources intimate the two no longer see eye to eye, with party insiders fearing the feud could split the movement’s women’s bloc and complicate unity efforts ahead of the 2027 elections.

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Who is this Member of Parliament from a region currently on the news who has registered a new political party to position himself in the ongoing transition? We are told the ambitious leader has his team supposedly put the party together as a fallback plan, fearing a bloody falling-out could blunt his ambitions. He hopes to have control over the region and he believes a new political outfit is a helpful tool in the quest. The lawmaker is eyeing one of the top county seats from the region.

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An aspirant who had long gone into political hibernation has suddenly sprung back to life after his ‘close ally’ was elevated in the recent shake-up of a dominant political party. The once-forgotten politician, who lost in the last two elections, is now all over the place, flooding social media with posters urging voters to register and attending every public function in his constituency. Those close to him whisper that his newfound energy stems from his alleged belief that his old friend’s rise in party ranks guarantees him the much-coveted party ticket come nomination time.