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Kenya: Is It End of the Road for Sultan Joho?
18 December 2020
By Mohamed Ahmed
When he pitched camp in Kwale for the Msambweni constituency by-election, Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho declared he would deliver the seat for the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), and that party leader Raila Odinga s presence on the campaign trail was not necessary.
Such was Mr Joho s confidence that, when some tried to portray the contest as one between Deputy President William Ruto and Mr Odinga, ODM officials Junet Mohammed and Edwin Sifuna declared the race was too junior for their party leader.
Instead, Mr Junet and Mr Sifuna styled the competition as one between two deputies; Mr Joho, who is the ODM deputy party leader, and the DP.