Days after ODM leader Raila Odinga (pictured) disclosed that the party is considering opinion polls as a means of picking 2022 candidates, it seems pollsters are having an early Christmas, especially in his Nyanza backyard. Corridors of Power has learnt that almost all elected leaders and aspirants from the politically charged region have now secretly commissioned polls to gauge their popularity ahead of the nominations. A lawmaker who was seeking similar services from a reputable pollster was told to wait until late January as the firm had as many as 25 prior survey bookings in the area.
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Is a first-term lawmaker from Western part of the country using the serious Covid-19 situation to escape from his constituents? The lawmaker literally ran away from constituents at Parliament’s main gate, telling them to keep their distance from him, citing his own Covid-19 situation. Surprised by his move, his colleagues were left wondering whether he was really positive or just using the Covid claim to avoid his nagging constituents. His colleagues said the lawmaker had previously been mingling freely with them and had not disclosed his health status.
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Did a former lawmaker who landed a plum job in the government fly to a Western country to attend a virtual conference? Well, the former lawmaker was on Tuesday the talk of his former colleagues who were really wondering at the level of wastage in the government at a time the country is facing worse economic challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the new Omicron variant. The state official even shared pictures following the meeting from his hotel room in the high-end town of the Western nation. BY DAILY NATION