A once-visible lawmaker has lately gone quiet on the public circuit, with political gossip swirling that she supposedly is deliberately skipping community functions to avoid hostile receptions from constituents angered by her flip-flopping on a highly emotive issue. Insiders allege the MP has recently declined invitations to funerals, fundraisers and public barazas in her backyard, preferring low-key indoor meetings and out-of-town engagements. The sudden retreat, sources whisper, follows growing grassroots backlash over her conflicting public statements over a hot political issue.
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An opposition lawmaker is accusing a colleague of purportedly secretly orchestrating chaos at a recent high-profile party function, claiming hired goons were planted in the crowd to heckle and shout her down. The MP, still seething with rage days after the event, alleges that the disruption was carefully timed to embarrass her just as she took the microphone, turning what was meant to be a show of party unity into a moment of public discomfort. Sources suggest she has privately pointed the finger at a fellow legislator nursing parallel ambitions, accusing them of weaponising rowdy youths to score cheap political points.
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What happened to the awards and promotion of sportsmen and women who participated in tournament in Nairobi last year? Disgruntled participants, who met their part of the bargain, are silently complaining that no word is forthcoming weeks after the promises were made. To date, they are worried about the promotion and award, with a number of them having their contracts ending soon. Many are now asking who is sitting on their deserved awards.
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A county boss has grown increasingly uneasy about a fast-rising rival making inroads on his turf. Moles intimate to this column that the governor has allegedly quietly reached out to church leaders across the county, urging them to avoid hosting the new opponent during services and fundraisers, citing the need to “keep politics out of the pulpit”. But the same whispers allege that some churches that resisted the request later supposedly received thinly veiled warnings about withdrawn county support in future. Just how far can some county chiefs go in defending their seats? Keep it here as we follow the events unfolding in the politically charged county.
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