Kwale Governor Salim Mvurya on Friday skipped the coast leaders consultative forum which was held in Mombasa.
The meeting was presided over by area leader with ODM leader Raila Odinga attending as chief guest.
On Saturday (today) the leaders will hold a common rally at Mama Ngina drive which will be a culmination of Building Bridges Initiative report meetings.
While it's not clear why Mvurya skipped the meeting, his seat remained unoccupied for the better part of the forum.
But woman representative Zulekha Hassan occupied the seat to represent Kwale during the afternoon session, which was presided over by Taita Taveta Governor Granton Samboja.
"It is sad and a shame that our governor is not here," said Zulekha, who spoke to the Star."It sends the wrong message that Kwale does not support the BBI. Kwale is fully backing the BBI."
"Some countries have the same constitution that has governed them for 200 years. We are lucky we are getting a second opportunity to have it changed for better service delivery. We should grab this opportunity," said the MP.
At first, Mvurya was very close to DP William Ruto but he has been snubbing his functions too in recent times.
The second term governor fell out with Raila Odinga in 2016 and there were attempts to kick him out of ODM party.