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Amid the debate over how professionals in an emerging space should conduct themselves, one of its well-known and vocal figures has an interesting backstory. Corridors has learnt from a well-connected individual who supposedly knows the said “professional” that he is actually a government official serving in a critical department. Which means his political leanings should hardly come as a surprise. The real surprise? Few knew his day job.
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Residents of a constituency bordering the capital are raising eyebrows over an ongoing project. The works appear to involve road infrastructure that should have been completed alongside the original project decades ago. But it is the timing that has tongues wagging. Why the sudden rush to make improvements just as the road is due for an upgrade? Is it about value for taxpayers’ money or something else? Residents are wondering who stands to gain.
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There is a reason they say you should understand a business before venturing into it. A senior official reportedly setting up an establishment to international standards may want to take that advice. Corridors has learnt that a consultant was left stunned after the official’s agent disclosed the proposed pay for the institution’s head and other staff. The figures were purportedly so low that the consultant advised the official to first find out what even the lowest-paid professional in the field takes home. International standards, it seems, may require more than a grand name.
