Corridors of Power

Saturday, 18 June 2011 00:06 BY STAR TEAM

Nyanza MPs are disgusted with a colleague from Kisumu County whom they accuse of constantly embarrassing Prime Minister Raila Odinga through his outbursts. The MPs now want the erratic legislator kicked out of all parliamentary committees over his cross purpose utterances. The man stormed into a public vetting session by MPs and made remarks against a witness which were described by his colleagues as incorrigible.
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A former MP from Nairobi has told his friends he will now be attending ODM rallies with a bottle of beer in his pocket. The bottle will be used to incite the ODM crowds against a presidential aspirant known for his love of beer. The former MP says he is bitter because the presidential hopeful has been undermining him and he (ex-MP) is now working to reveal his secrets including exposing his private life.
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Five government ministers are lobbying to have former Rift Valley PC Noor Hassan named the Inspector General of the Kenya Police Service under the new constitution. The ministers are however worried by the opposition from a Permanent Secretary who masterminded the demotion of the no-nonsense administrator Noor two years ago despite accolades from his peers that he was the best PC in their ranks. (Use Noor’s photo)
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Government insiders from Central Province have finally struck a deal over a position they have been seeking for City Hall Chief Philip Kisia. The group known to be very powerful has convinced the Head of Public Service Francis Muthaura to advise President Kibaki to appoint Kisia a Permanent Secretary in a public service reshuffle to be made public in weeks.
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Is there a State House spy among the just named Supreme Court judges? Top lawyers are saying one of those appointed always holds brief for a senior personality at State House.