Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho’s family business has received a big boost from the famous handshake.
Joho’s new friendship with President Uhuru Kenyatta has reportedly helped his family get slots in Naivasha and Nairobi near the Inland Container Depots. The spaces offered to ODM deputy party leader are for construction of Container Freight Stations (CFSs).
This new development is contrary to how the situation was when Joho was the president’s fierce critic.
Earlier, the governor had opposed establishment of a dry pot in Naivasha, Nakuru County. He alleged that the government was frustrating its local investors. He promised to continue opposing the dry port. However, he seems to have joined those supporting the dry port development.
“How can a government compete with its own people? You are supposed to facilitate so that citizenry can prosper. But we have a situation where people are being undermined. We won’t stop speaking our mind due to fears of being denied certain favors because of life, wealth and leadership is God given, no one can take it from you,” Joho said on Wednesday 31, January 2018 as quoted by Business Daily Africa.
President Uhuru Kenyatta and Governor Hassan Joho have embraced the spirit of handshake and buried their rivalry. The two have attended local functions together and also met in France.