The article highlights how the practice of employing 'Sangwenya', political loyalists paid from public funds, is burdening Kenya's treasury.

• Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has called for an end to the practice, citing it as a waste of public resources and detrimental to economic stability.
• The article features Richard Omondi, alias 'Makamu wa Makamu', an Information Management Officer for Siaya County, who was suspended for remarks made at a political rally.
• This phenomenon, particularly prevalent in the Nyanza region, sees individuals hired for roles that primarily involve hyping crowds and defending politicians, sometimes with fabricated titles, contributing to an unsustainable wage bill.