Monday, March 12, 2012

Corridors of Power



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Makadara MP Mike Sonko may be known for his flashy lifetyle but the man never ceases to amaze. Attendants at Kobil Filling Station in Naivasha have informed Corridors that the MP's double cabin bus, which stalled and was towed there three weeks ago, is still there. The attendants claim the management is planning tow the bus to a police station since they have been unable to reach Sonko. The bus had ferried some of Sonko's supporters to a prayer cum peace rally held for the Ocampo Four in Nyahururu. Just last month one of Sonko's top-of-the-range cars stalled on City Hall Way and was pushed to the nearby KICC grounds after it allegedly running out of fuel. The MP later denied the vehicle had run out of fuel, saying it had a mechanical problem.
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A group of MPs was overheard planning how to discipline a colleague after the Star ran the story of how MPs were paid to remove CBK governor Njuguna Ndung'u's name from a report on the depreciation of the shilling. The MPs, while acknowledging the credibility of the story, said the man gave them less than they expected. They vowed to teach the MP who hails Eastern province a lesson for not being honest in dealing with them.
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An aspirant for one of the seats in Nyamira county has been going around schools in his area to donate textbooks as he campaigns. However, some of the beneficiaries are wondering why they man is taking them for a ride by claiming he has spent millions of shilling buying the books yet they are clearly marked 'Not for sale'. Some of his opponents have got wind of this and have been telling the residents to ignore his 'generosity' and dare him to declare where he receives the books from.
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Two members of Parliament's committee on Energy and Information and the House Broadcasting Committee were overheard whining about the conduct of a colleague. They said the man was taking the side of KBC's top management every time any member from the joint committee posed a question to the KBC managers. The complaint degenerated into a verbal attack, when their colleague decided to answer a question directed at the KBC bosses. This infuriated the member who had asked the question, who went on to challenge his colleague to take a position. You can't be on both sides, he said, you either sit this side or cross over to the other side.

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