Governor flees to remote resort as MCAs stoke fires at home

WHO IS THIS governor who has been mysteriously holed up in a secluded well-known resort for the past week? Word from impeccable insiders is that he quietly slipped in with only a lean circle of trusted advisers for what they call a “sensitive budget clean-up.” His sudden retreat has raised eyebrows back home, especially amid murmurs that the county assembly is finalising a hard-hitting report on a string of stalled flagship projects. Those who know the governor’s style say the secrecy is unusual. Phones were allegedly surrendered at the entrance, and staff instructed not to record anything.

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A SENIOR OFFICIAL at a key infrastructure ministry is said to be seemingly sulking after being moved from a high-profile docket to what insiders dismiss as “a desktop job”. The official reportedly learned of the reassignment through an internal memo, and not from the CS. Sources say he has been possibly making quiet calls to State House allies hoping for a reversal.

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A FIRST-TERM MP is in hot water after a recording of his private conversation with county contractors mysteriously surfaced. Though the clip is heavily edited, it appears toallegedly capture him promising smooth processes in exchange for unspecified favours. The legislator is blaming political rivals, and even roped in detectives who are said to be reviewing the audio’s origin. The man supposedly wants the clip to be rubbished as fake to protect his image.

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A SECOND-TERM GOVERNOR who is in the crosshairs of a watchdog committee slipped out of the country last weekend for what his office termed a long-planned investment tour. However, auditors piecing together procurement queries say timing is everything, and this one allegedly looks suspicious. Word in the corridors is that the governor may return to a barrage of questions over stalled multimillion-shilling projects.