MP pockets Sh1,000 for every student bursary payout

 

Residents of a constituency in Nyanza are furious after discovering they may have been duped in the share of bursaries to students. The hue and cry is that the bursary allocations as captured in receipts issued by various schools were less by Sh1,000 for every student. Less when compared with figures announced in the CDF public notice boards. There is suspicion the MP could be colluding with school heads to execute the deductions, for their individual benefit and the disadvantage of poor students. The issue has generated a lot of heat in the constituency’s social circles, with calls to the George Kinoti-led DCI (headquarters pictured) team to take up the matter.

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Talking of MPs, a second-term lawmaker from Western and his wife have been avoiding meeting their employees for almost one year after failing to pay the workers. The efforts by the affected workers to have the MP and his wife pay the outstanding salaries have hit a brick wall. The vocal lawmaker has reportedly vowed not to pay the dues. We are told his wife took off with the cash running into millions. The staffers, some of whom have since quit the company, are now planning to sue the MP and his wife.

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The director of finance at a parastatal within the Interior ministry has become a frustrating figure. Insiders have whispered to Corridors of Power that the man, who joined the organisation from the private sector, has tactically been misplacing invoices from suppliers. They are mostly companies owned by the youth and women. When pinned down to explain the mess, he plays dumb in an effort to evade the matter. The suppliers whose bills have now accrued to Sh50 million since March this year have been camping at the parastatal's offices. The man raised eyebrows recently when he hastened payments for transport services to a company he is linked with.

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A governor from the Rift Valley, who is serving his last term, has all of a sudden become very attractive to his potential successors. Those angling to succeed the county chief are going to the extremes to appear close to the governor, including being present in all public events he attends. Observers say the lot also deliberately chooses flattering words to describe him whenever they are given the opportunity to address locals. The governor is said to have no intention at all of revealing his preferred successor until his very last days in office. The seat has attracted several heavyweights, among them the deputy governor.      BY THE STAR