House of deals: State House now hub of power, plunder, and patronage

State House, the seat of government in Kenya, is, according to critics, increasingly becoming a citadel of multi-billion shilling questionable deals and a paradise for brokers and wheeler-dealers. 

Uncharacteristic leaks and confessions from insiders with a gripe against President William Ruto’s administration are giving a glimpse of a house of deals, which has almost transformed the President’s command base into “a crime scene”.