[Mombasa governor Ali Hassan Joho. He has been challenged by President Uhuru Kenyatta to spell out his achievements as County chief. Courtesy: The Star]
President Uhuru Kenyatta's rivalry with outspoken Mombasa governor Ali Hassan Joho appears to have hit the fever pitch after the Head of State told off the County chief to keep off his adminstration's projects.
Speaking on Tuesday in Mombasa ahead of the launching of the Standard Guage Railway cargo train on Wednesday, President Kenyatta defended his adminstration's track record, challenging Joho to focus on telling Mombasa residents what he has done for them.
"The Governor has been criticising our projects here at the Coast including this SGR project. He should focus on completing at least one of his own like building dykes or cleaning the city before he starts looking elsewhere," he said.
"Our aim is to make the lives of Kenyans better and that is why we continue to initiate projects that make this possible. We will also be back to launch electricity from geothermal, which will make energy cheaper in the Coast so that we ease the burden on our people," he added.
Joho has been a fierce critic of President Kenyatta, accusing Jubilee of runaway corruption that has crippled the country's economy.