THE STANDARD
POLITICS
Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has declared the start of his presidential campaign.
Pledging to allocate Sh300 billion for youth and women enterprises if elected next year, Joho yesterday dismissed Deputy President William Ruto’s vow to allocate Sh29 billion to support small-scale businesses as money that will not make a difference.
The governor said he has applied for an ODM presidential party ticket and asked former Prime Minister Raila Odinga for his support.
Joho, who promised to revolutionise the country’s economy and create jobs for the youth, said Ruto derives pleasure from throwing alms and tokens to the poor and that he was hoodwinking Kenyans with wheelbarrows to cover his failures.