Coriddors of Power

Saturday, 02 April 2011 00:03 BY POLITICAL DESK

A Cabinet Minister is embroiled in fight for the custody of his son whom he fathered with a woman who is not his wife. The minister from Central is fighting for full custody but the child's mother is opposed to this fearing that his wife would harm the boy. The minister, who has only sired girls with his wife, desperately wants to have the son and, according to his relatives, is willing to “do anything” to get him.
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He has been out of the public limelight for some time now. But presidential advisor Raphael Tuju showed up at two key events on Friday and yesterday to surprise of many. The former Foreign affairs Minister first appeared at Joshua Arap Sang’s harambee on Thursday where he made his contribution and left without uttering a word. He then accompanied Finance minister Uhuru Kenyatta for a series of rallies in Kiambu where he spoke against tribalism.
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Two MPs went into a panic last Wednesday when they realised that their candid and private conversation was being recorded and relayed to all and sundry within Parliament buildings. The House proceedings had temporarily been stopped to allow for the ringing of the quorum bell when the two legislators who were in the debating chamber and who unaware that their microphone was on, started chatting about the politics of one of the 2012 presidential candidates. They were shocked when they were informed by the Sergeant at Arms that their conversation was being relayed via Parliament’s TV channel. One of the MPs shouted “sisi kwisha (we are finished)”.
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Selective mourning? Head of UN Habitat Dr Joan Clos on Thursday in Gigiri led United Nations boss Ban Ki-Moon, his deputy Asha-Rose Migiro, President Kibaki and all heads of UN agencies to observe a minute's silence for the victims of the earthquake and Tsunami that struck Japan last month. No mention was made of the thousands of civilians who have died in Libya, Ivory Coast or Somalia. The UN bosses are in Nairobi for a major meeting  that was last held in the continent a decade ago.