The status of some former legislators who are leading broke lifestyles is sending wrong signals to some budding politicians eyeing elective seats in future.
A candidate who has been eyeing some elective post was overheard complaining about financial status of some former leaders. He said he would rather stick to his little paying chores in the village than end up like them.
He said it was demoralising to see former top politicians, some of whom served in the Cabinet struggling to make ends meet.
A little birdie told of a former cabinet minister who was assigned bodyguards in the heydays currently moving around on boda boda in the North Rift.
Some no longer mind their attire whether in a formal or informal activities. They however have better explanations for their predicaments that their earnings then were meagre.
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