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Still on political alignment, a legislator from Nairobi county appears to be seemingly strategically changing his political affiliation. The MP from a popular hood in the city has slowed down on supporting the administration and has taken a critical tone in the recent months. He particularly went very hard in criticizing a critical institution, and recently abandoned a position held by the administration in the House. With the move, the legislator is said to be joining the “Wantam movement”.
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A former political appointee to a diplomatic job is said to be raising eyebrows in diplomatic corridors over his insistence of using the title “Ambassador”. Those in the know claim the former Official is allegedly either displaying ignorance or misusing a title he did not attain. They note that just by the virtue of serving as a diplomat does not automatically make you acquire the title. Instead, it is a rank that is granted by the Head of State. Maybe the fellow needs to stay guided.
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A popular politician is giving her handlers sleepless nights after a bitter family dispute spilled into the public domain. Corridors has learnt that some relatives of the MP are purportedly quietly preparing for a bruising battle over a vast family empire left behind by a wealthy patriarch. The whispers reaching our desk suggest the row goes beyond inheritance and touches on the legislator's conduct in office, with claims and counterclaims flying thick and fast. Insiders say some family members are determined to seek both legal redress and public sympathy. If the chatter in political circles is anything to go by, this could soon become one of the most talked-about political gossip in recent times.
