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Coast governors arrive at Taita Taveta Governor Granton Samboja s residence at Mwakishimba village in Taita sub-county for a consultative meeting two weeks ago. [File, Standard]
In what is shaping up to be an impending fall-out, five Coast governors yesterday failed to honour their promise to hold joint rallies to unite the region behind a common agenda ahead of the 2022 polls.
Yesterday, Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi told the Sunday Standard that he will unveil a Coast party by next month following intense pressure from locals and their leaders.
Mr Kingi held a consultative meeting with Members of County Assembly (MCAs) from the region yesterday.
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Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho (in black top) while addressing Kisauni and Nyali residents in Frere town, Mombasa County on Tuesday. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]
Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho and Kilifi’s Amason Kingi are yet to find a common ground on the future of Coast politics ahead of the 2022 General Election.
Kingi is expected to hold a meeting with leaders of fringe parties next Tuesday to deliberate on plans to amalgamate them to form a formidable outfit. The Mombasa governor has steered clear of the regional party debate, insisting that he will battle it out with other presidential aspirants for the ODM ticket.
THE STANDARD By
Patrick Beja |
February 14th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi (R) with Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho (L). [David Njaaga, Standard]
Factional politics and supremacy wars have stalled efforts of the Jumuiya ya Kaunti za Pwani (JKP) established to scale up economic development of the Coast region.
Critics argue that failure by founders of JKP to involve residents at the grassroots levels and reliance on advice of the elite have contributed to a delay in realising the bloc’s vision.
They say the change of guard from founder chair Salim Mvurya (Kwale) to Taita Taveta governor Granton Samboja last Wednesday was insignificant.
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