CORRIDORS OF POWERA second-term governor from a politically charged region is facing the wrath of a top political leader after allegedly pocketing millions of shillings released to popularise the politician ahead of next year’s elections. The governor had been appointed the pointman and link between the politician and local leaders. However, political activities have since fizzled out, raising questions over the funds. When the politician sought answers, local leaders reportedly said they had never received any facilitation. The revelations have left the governor supposedly facing uncomfortable questions over the whereabouts of the money.
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A senior leader heading one of the key state organs is the talk of the town over alleged claims of high-handedness and insensitivity to the plight of junior staff. The boss is reportedly accused of raiding the welfare and training budgets meant for staff to purportedly bankroll frequent trips abroad after exhausting his official travel allocation in the first half of the year. The man is allegedly said to travel overseas at least twice a month, often accompanied by two women. The spending has reportedly angered staff, with morale said to have plummeted over the alleged excesses.
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An MP from a constituency now in the broad-based government is on the spot after allegations of deep-rooted nepotism emerged. It has supposedly emerged that nearly 80 per cent of staff at the office are either close or distant relatives of the lawmaker. The MP, who is reportedly eyeing a governor’s seat on a fringe party ticket, is said to have sparked growing disquiet in the constituency. Some residents are reportedly planning protests, while activists are considering petitioning the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate the allegations and establish whether recruitment procedures were followed.
Just why is a senior state officer unhappy with the elevation of a two-term lawmaker in Parliament? This is the question some MPs were heard asking after they unanimously elected their colleague to lead a powerful committee. The legislators claimed that shortly after news of the election reached the state officer, he purportedly called some of them demanding to know why they had picked the lawmaker. The two leaders, who come from the same region, have long failed to see eye to eye and have often clashed publicly. The bone of contention between them, however, remains unclear.
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