CORRIDORS OF POWER

A SENIOR PLAYER in the security sector is allegedly dejected after learning that major changes they hoped to benefit from may not be effected soon. The changes were expected to affect management ahead of the polls. The fellow, perceived as close to the powers that be, had reportedly hoped for a better position in the shake-up. However, a little bird whispered there were no such plans, and the team would remain as it is. The man was supposedly advised to work with the existing team and help deliver a safer environment.

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THERE IS GROWING doubt over whether agencies tasked with unclogging city trenches ahead of the anticipated El Niño rains are doing a great job. Traffic police are complaining the teams are leaving heaps of soil on roads, affecting traffic flow and creating hazards. The police want those behind the exercise to take responsibility for the mess and be held accountable when necessary. Corridors of Power is told the concern follows accidents blamed on abandoned mounds. Word is that lawsuits are being prepared, amid calls for agencies to install warning signs or remove the hazards promptly

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OFFICIALS AT A lucrative agency are reportedly in panic mode amid loud grumbles over how the institution has been run lately. A little bird whispered to Corridors that there is palpable fear that any investigation into the entity’s operations could supposedly bring down several key staffers. Word is that procedures have been routinely disregarded, with officers allegedly implementing orders without questioning their implications. The situation has been worsened by uncertainty over how the election will pan out. Some officials are said to be increasingly worried that political changes could expose decisions made under the current administration.

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JUST WHO WILL end the woes of employees at a public institution? It is feared that staffers could be running on empty for months, with mortgage payments said to be among the biggest casualties. Observers were overheard discussing how those tasked with checking excesses seemingly appear obsessed with campaigns for bigger positions. Several political figureheads are said to have allegedly accumulated considerable wealth and are venturing into prime property deals, leaving the teams they should supervise to operate with little regard for accountability.

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