Top State official deploys team to monitor vocal second-term MP

A TOP STATE official has reportedly deployed a team to monitor a vocal second-term MP who has been openly critical of him. Sources say the official supposedly instructed the sleuths to gather evidence that could implicate the legislator, including information that might justify an arrest. The team is claimed to be focused on linking the MP to a recent alleged extortion racket that rocked Parliament. The lawmaker has apparently been a persistent thorn in the official’s side since he assumed the powerful office.

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A GOVERNOR’S AIDE has sparked concern over alleged extortion. The aide is reportedly demanding hefty payments from anyone seeking an appointment with the county boss. In one recent case, he allegedly asked a group of potential investors for Sh1.5 million before facilitating a meeting with the governor. Alarmed by the demand, the investors abandoned the plan and instead approached a neighbouring county’s governor. It remains unclear whether the governor knows about his aide’s conduct, which is said to be scaring away potential investors and undermining the county’s development prospects.

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KENYA'S DELEGATION to a major international event was caught in an embarrassing situation as a top state official was missing when requested to make an address at the top multilateral meeting. In what pointed to a protocol and communication blunder, the official was still called to address the forum by the host but was nowhere to be seen. Reports indicate that the official did not even travel for the meeting. Notably, all the high-ranking officials in the related ministry were missing in the key forum and Kenya was only represented by the envoy.

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AN ASPIRING POLITICIAN – famous for his online chest-thumping in favour of the ruling administration – is slowly discovering that social media likes don’t convert into real-life clout. The gentleman, who still can’t decide whether to run in the capital or retreat to his village constituency, reportedly got a rude shock when presidential handlers politely redirected him away from the VIP dais. Looks like he’ll need more than hashtags and bravado to earn tha front-row handshake with the big man.