Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho when he met the opinion leaders from Jomvu and Chamgamwe constituencies on Tuesday in his office. [Photo: Hassan Joho/ facebook.com]
Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho who is seeking re-election amid fierce competition has come up with counter-measures to reinvent his support.
Joho who has been actively involved in national politics campaigning for NASA flag bearer Raila Odinga is also keen on protecting his Mombasa backyard in the wake of a looming political battle.The Governor has now resorted to going deep into the rural villages in each of the county's six sub-counties as opposed to focusing his campaigns in the town centers.This was evidenced when he visited Jomvu on Tuesday, a constituency that is made up the highest number of informal settlements in the whole county.Further, the ODM deputy party leader is relying on opinion leaders from the constituencies to help in the mobilization of voters in their respective areas.Over the past two days, the Governor's office has been engaging the opinion leaders from various sub-counties with his running mate William Kingi meeting the leaders from Likoni and Mvita constituencies on Monday before his boss played host to the leaders from Jomvu and Changamwe constituencies on Tuesday.With Mombasa's political arena becoming competitive with each passing day, only the right strategy will work and Joho is aware of that.