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A veteran politician seems to be going through tough times, if messages he is sending some of his friends and constituents are anything to go by.
In an SMS seen by The Grapevine, the former MP, who has petitioned the win of his successor, requests for financial help to foot the bill of his case.
What has shocked some of his supporters is his request for help, where he asks for as little as Sh1, 000.
Many are now wondering where the man, who once served as a senior official in the executive in a past regime, took his money.
Elsewhere…
A Government official based in a county in the Rift Valley is using his connections to harass local contractors.
The official has been in the county for close to a year and during this period, he has ensured that tenders are given to outsiders.
All those who have raised reservations on the way he operates have been threatened with unspecified consequences.
Over the weekend, for instance, a chairperson of the contractors was locked up and spend the night in the cells, after he confronted the ‘highly connected’ individual in the procurement department.
