[Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho pausing for a photo with Wajir locals. He was given a grand reception in the North Eastern region. Photo/NATION]
Embattled Mombasa Governor on Saturday carried the day in a rally attended by thousands of opposition supporters in Garissa Town.
Fresh from allegations of academic certificate forgery, tax evasion among others, Joho brought the crowd into a standstill, leaving his NASA bosses perplexed.
Despite the looming fallout in the opposition outfit NASA, Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka, Moses Wetangula and Musalia Mudavadi shared podium.
In audio posted on his official Facebook page, locals could be heard chanting ‘Joho! Joho! Joho! Despite him making entry with his bosses,
Also the locals had a warmth mention of ODM leader Raila Odinga a close ally of Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi who hosted the opposition brigade.
Even though his political star has been glittering, the ODM Deputy Leader is facing career threatening allegations of academic certificates forgery.
On Wednesday, Joho recorded a statement in Mombasa over allegedly being in possession of two KCSE result slips and seized the opportunity to condemn Jubilee administration.
“I want to tell President Uhuru Kenyatta that I can only fear God. He should divert all those energies in improving the country,” he said.
ODM leader Raila Odinga has since come into the defense of his deputy and on Thursday he warned Kenyatta on what he termed as ‘intimidation’ on Joho.
‘’Uhuru cannot continue intimidating Joho. I will defend him till death because all we are seeing is political witch hunt,” he said.