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THE STANDARD
POLITICS
The battle to succeed Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has begun in earnest.
Five aspirants are employing various strategies to woo the more than 500,000 voters. Businessman Suleiman Shahbal, who in 2013 and 2017 elections came second to Joho, is seeking to make a third stab at the governorship in elections next year. In the last five months, he has engaged in 22 meet-the-people tours in the six sub-counties of Mombasa.
Yesterday, Mvita MP Abdulswamad Nasir, Kisauni’s Ali Mbogo, former Mombasa Senator Hassan Omar and deputy governor William Kingi also declared interest in the governor race.
Political analysts said the candidates’ financial muscle, upcountry vote support and party affiliations will determine their chances of succeeding Joho.
THE STANDARD By
Sunday Standard team |
February 21st 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Several prominent Coast politicians who were left out in the cold after losing in the last General Election are plotting a political comeback in 2022.
Former governors John Mruttu
(pictured- Taita Taveta), Issa Timamy (Lamu) and Hussein Dado (Tana River) are among the region’s political giants who lost in the 2017 elections and are crafting a comeback.
In Mombasa, businessman Suleiman Shahbal, who has twice come second to governor Hassan Joho in the gubernatorial contest, has started preparations for the seat after he closed ranks with the governor.
Mr Shahbal has gone as far as embracing ODM leader Raila Odinga and has assembled a team comprising former governor Joho’s political strategists Major (Rtd) Abdulrahman Idris and Rashid Bezimba.