Mvita MP Shariff Nassir’s only one bodyguard has been withdrawn, the lawmaker has said.
This comes hours hours after 15 security officers attached to Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho were withdrawn by the national government, with Coast regional coordinator Nelson Marwa claiming that the officers were used to harass people during the just-concluded Malindi by-election.
“This morning my only bodyguard has been withdrawn,” the MP said in a Facebook post.
“I wish to remind them ive never owned a gun so im surprised to be asked to return the same [sic],” the MP wrote.
In a related scenario, the Mombasa governor’s licence to hold a gun was revoked by the national government in a statement.
Many leaders from the opposition view the move to withdwaw security as an attempt to silence the vocal politicians from Cord.
“This is nothing but sheer intimidation by the government after the Malindi by election,” the Mvita MP said.
The legislator added: “No amount of suppression shall allow us to shy away from saying the truth. Corruption that has grown roots in this government shall be fought whether by us or anyone else.”
“The truth never gets hidden by chest-thumping.”