Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Corridors of Power



MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012 - 00:00 -- BY POLITICAL DESK
Sonko Makadara MP
Makadara MP Mike Mbuvi alias Sonko. Photo Nobert Allan
Makadara MP Mike Sonko's move to bail out top MRC leaders from jail has not gone down well with some Coast MPs. Three MPs from the region were overheard over the weekend complaining that the flamboyant MPs decision will undermine their authority as locals will accuse them of having abandoned the MRC group, yet nominated MP Sheikh Dor was bailed out soon after he was charged. One MP wondered why Sonko, who is from Nairobi, came to rescue of leaders who are not his voters. But another MP told them that Sonko has publicly declared that he "cares" for the poor across the country.
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The slow pace of the construction of the 8.16km Yaya-Westlands Road has put the contractors on the spot. Questions are now being raised over contrators' capacity to complete the construction of the Sh2.18 billion road that is now become a nightmare for motorists and residents. A month after huge sections of the road were excavated, there are no signs that murram for the road will be delivered any time soon to complete the project by December as it had been stipulated in the contract. Residents and motorists say they have more confidence in Chinese firms when it comes to raid construction as opposed to the Japanese, who are said to be angling for the dualing of Ngong Road.
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Two aspiring politicians in Nairobi nearly came to blows at the weekend over the control of an outfit calling itself Nairobi Kavirondo Association. The outfit is planning to hold a major roadshow in the city in the coming weeks to popularise itself. What is described as a major meeting will then follow ostensibly to give the people of of western Kenya resident in Nairobi an opportunity to chart their future in city politics.
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The Uhuru-Ruto alliance deal has provided majority of Rift Valley MPs with a sigh of relief in terms of campaign funds. The deal involves huge monetary perks with the many closed door meetings leaving MPs in the committee to pocket Sh100, 000 per sitting. A vocal MP whose payslip is very slim due to the many loans he has taken was heard boasting that now he has enough money to campaign and recapture his parliamentary seat with ease. "While selling Uhuru might face challenges, I will still win back my parliamentary seat," he is reported to have said.

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