A revenue-rich agency in the hospitality sector is reportedly on the watch list of a big man for the brazen dirty tricks taking place there. Besides the unashamed name-dropping chair of the agency’s board engaging in unending catfights with the forever-acting CEO, the board has become the talk of town for renewing the boss’s contract more times than permissible by law. A simmering row involving a procurement gravy-train is about to explode with competing interests of the new accounting officer and the board chair getting uglier by the day. In a matter of days (not weeks) the bubble will most certainly burst.
A foreign firm is on the spotlight after authorities launched probe into claims of bribery for the award of a tender for an energy project. Individuals linked to the company are said to have allegedly offered bribes in order to bypass legal requirements. Sources told Corridors legal proceedings have also been instituted against the alleged perpetrators with financiers also halting transactions pending the outcome of the probe. Investigators are seeking those behind the alleged payments with several high-profile individuals having been interrogated.
A renowned Rift Valley lawmaker recently endured an embarrassing snub after being left out of a foreign delegation he had expected to join. The legislator had reportedly been scheduled to accompany a top State official during a recent trip abroad. But when he turned up at the official’s premises on the morning of departure, his name was conspicuously missing from the delegation list. Security personnel manning the premises reportedly turned him away, forcing the lawmaker to return home empty-handed after suffering an awkward and humiliating setback.
A former governor is reportedly having second thoughts about bankrolling a fast-rising political figure he had hoped would help him reclaim the seat he lost in the last election. The former county boss is said to have discovered that his political investment may be working for someone else. The figure he has been backing is reportedly supporting a rival candidate who recently joined the political camp and is also eyeing the governor’s seat. The development has reportedly angered the former governor, who is now weighing whether to withdraw his support.
