A recent foreign visit reportedly didn’t turn out as a section of top government official anticipated. Corridors understands that after months of negotiations for the financial support of critical projects, the request was accepted but under strict terms. For instance, the financing of key infrastructure projects — whose works have resumed — was issued directly to the contractors rather than through the bureaucracy, where the financier  feared the money would be embezzled. This  angered some top officials who hoped to make kickbacks from some of the deals.

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 Trouble is  brewing in one of the key security agencies over  deteriorating standards of welfare. The officers  have complained that the situation has been worsening despite budgetary allocations increasing over the years. So bad is the situation that some officers  tired of wearing worn out work boots are  forced to buy from their pockets instead of waiting forever for the ones that are to be provided freely by the State. The officers   complained that some of their bosses are blind to the challenges they are facing. Worse, some are reportedly pocketing their allowances.

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A politician who was seeking to vie for the presidency reportedly approached a consultant to give an estimate on what it takes to deliver a presidential win. The legislator was reportedly slapped with a modest figure of a Sh32 million a month to cover choppers, trucks, media and publicity, mobilization and a command center for coordination. The man  froze, and quickly realized that he was being duped by those who were urging him one. He has  abandoned his bid altogether.

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 A youthful MP from Mt Kenya region has become the subject of ridicule over his “one-term, two-term” politics. The legislator in his village meetings reportedly asked residents whether he is a one-term, or two-term MP. He asked the question a record 17 times. Observers note that the MP did not believe his ears. He appeared to have trust with the answers he was being being given. However, one thing is clear. Political trouble could be lurking.