Moha takes time to distribute shoes to pupils. Beneficiaries came from Kisimani Bridge primary school, St Ernest primary school (Ziwa la Ngombe ward) and Kadzandani primary school(Kadzandani ward). [Photo/ Mohammed Ali/ facebook.com]
Former KTN investigative journalist Mohammed Ali (Moha) has dared his political competitors to talk ill of him.
Moha said his rivals for the Nyali parliamentary seat are doing everything to stop his victory in August because they are afraid of his record in fighting impunity and cartels.
He recently claimed business cartels had taken over Nyali and they were to blame for the constituency’s underdevelopment.
“The reason why they don't want Moha is because I can't stand impunity, the cartels fear Moha because he will expose them,” he said while on a campaign trail at Khadija Estate in Nyali.
Moha is competing against Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho’s cousin, Said Abdallah who he accused of rigging the ODM nominations in Nyali in his (Moha) disfavour. He also accused Joho and some senior county ODM officials of rigging him out during the party primaries.
He petitioned Orange House for a repeat of the election. The petition, unfortunately, did not pass. He has, since then, been blasting Joho accusing the governor of sidelining prominent leaders in the county based on their political inclinations.
Apart from Moha, other leaders who have stood against Joho’s administration are Senator Omar Hassan and Nyali MP Hezron Awiti. The two who blame Joho for running down Mombasa are gubernatorial aspirants and will be at the ballot vying against him.
Although Joho, Moha, Omar and Awiti are dependable opposition politicians in Mombasa, the four rarely share a platform. When floods hit Nyali in April, Moha promised improve the housing sector by building modern houses in the constituency and control floods by constructing drainage channels.
“I met a section of Khadija estate tenants who invited me to listen to their grievances. Khadija estate comprises of 100 units which were built in 1969 and occupied in 1971. The tenants have been living there for that long. They complained of a possible eviction move by the county in the near future. Never again will people live like slaves in our motherland,” Moha said.