Mombasa governor Hassan Joho. [PHOTO/the-star.co.ke]
Jubilee should forget the Coast and start planning of life out of power after the August polls.
This is according to Mombasa governor Hassan Joho.
Speaking on Saturday at Kinango during a NASA rally, Joho termed President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto as ‘Italian tourists’ on a tour of the region and said the tour would earn them no votes in the long run.
“This time Uhuru and Ruto should know that when you come to Kwale you are just tourists, no different with Italians coming down here,” he said.
"I hear they are planning to give out the Waitiki land, even if they do so, they will not get any votes from here,' he said.
He took issues with Ruto for saying that he (Joho) is not well educated and said Ruto decided to attack him after he (Joho) opposed plans to migrate the Mombasa port to Naivasha.
“What you know best is stealing with your education. But theft will end once they (Jubilee) go home. Can you teach me Port matters while I stay next to it? You ask me how do we move a Port? Why do you call it a dry port? All the people employed and business people will have nowhere to go if it happens,” said Joho.
“Jubilee came here and promised land as if the land belongs to them. The land is ours. After 54 years no tarmacked road in Kinango but once Raila is sworn in we will immediately start tarmacking them,” he added.
The governor accused government officials of being used by the Jubilee government and said they will be held responsible for everything they do in the the election.
“Government officials like county commissioners, coordinator, you are public servants. You will be held to account for anything you do about the election,” he added.
“I am informed they are transferring police from Mombasa but that is okay let them know we are watching them. Like those who teargassed us in Kinango, time will come and he will be answerable for his acts,” he further said