Mombasa Governor Hassam Joho with KANU chairman Gideon Moi at a past event. Photo: Hassan Joho/ facebook.com
Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho should be celebrating KANU’s move to support President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election.
The Governor is the greatest gainer in the deal between the Moi and Kenyatta families which are keen to safeguard monopoly of power in the country. As Joho was dinning with the mighty in the USA, the obstacle between him and the presidency come 2022, William Ruto, was a sad man.Gideon Moi was convinced to support Uhuru's re-election, arguing that he did so because DP Ruto was nowhere in the equation. This proves that Ruto will have a blurred future if he blindly waits for endorsement from certain quarters. Moi made Uhuru who he is today through KANU, and DP William Ruto was a strategic flower girl that will not accompany the bride and bridegroom to their honeymoon destination. Rift Valley is no longer under Ruto’s stewardship if the Moi-Kenyatta family agreement is anything to go by.As Ruto struggles to deal with real threats like Gideon and his namesake Governor Ruto, Joho busy clearing his name and daring his accusers to call the FBI and arrest him. Governor 001 is ready whenever he is confronted, with his latest move to travel to the US to prove his innonce over drug trafficking claims catching many off guard.The Sultan of Mombasa has affordable problems that majorly result from propaganda. Issues concerning originality, communal politics and drug allegations are among his other solvable puzzles. However, the Moi-Kenyatta deal is the reason Ruto, who will be Joho's main political rival in 2022, will fall from grace to grass, which calls for Joho’s celebration.