Keep Off!! Kilifi Leaders Warn Joho as Row With Mombasa Leaders Grow

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A row is simmering between Kilifi and Mombasa leaders. Kilifi North MP Owen Baya, Woman Representative Gertrude Mbeyu and Jubilee Nominated Senator Christine Zawadi have asked Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho not to interfere with Kilifi politics.

This comes even as Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa accused Joho of betraying her in her fight to save herself from an axe by the ODM Party.

Jumwa has questioned why Joho has never pushed for action against Migori governor Okoth Obado for supporting the DP.

The Malindi lawmaker has accused Joho of being behind the push to expel her from ODM.

“ODM should stop joking. I was in ODM by choice; I was arrested because of [ODM leader] Raila [Odinga]. In Coast, the deputy party leader Ali Hassan Joho has been silent since the intimidation began,” she said.

Jumwa spoke on Wednesday during a meeting to share her development achievements with residents.

ODM’s disciplinary committee in December 2018 recommended the expulsion of Jumwa and Msambweni MP Suleiman Dori for supporting Deputy President William Ruto’s 2022 bid.

However, Raila assured them of a fair hearing.

Jumwa expressed disappointment at Joho’s silence as the disciplinary committee “intimidates” her.

She said she vigorously campaigned for ODM in 2017.

“In five years, ODM should not ask me where I will go. I will have finished their contract,” she said.

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