[Mombasa governor Ali Hassan Joho. He has pledged to deliver the Coast region vote-block to NASA presidential candidate Raila Odinga. Courtesy: The Star]
Mombasa governor Ali Hassan Joho has vowed to ensure that Opposition coalition NASA presidential candidate Raila Odinga wins the forthcoming general elections.
Speaking on Saturday in Kakamega, Joho pledged to deliver the Coast region vote-block to NASA through different mechanisms that he has laid down, including ferrying the sick from hospitals to polling stations.
“I will ensure that all ambulances in Mombasa County are operational on August 8 so that we can ferry the sick to their respective polling stations to vote for Raila Odinga,” he said.
He further said that he would be on the lookout on both the voting and tallying day to ensure that no rigging takes place.
“I will also ensure that I keep vigil at every polling station I go to – so that I can guard the NASA votes from being stolen. My strong message to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is that the counting and tallying of votes must be restricted to polling station returning officers," he stated.
The Coast region voted overwhelmingly for Mr Odinga both in 2007 and 2013 general elections.
It is perceived to be an opposition stronghold.