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Governor Joho tells off Jubilee over withdrawal of security
Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho at the unveiling of the National Super Alliance at Bomas of Kenya in Nairobi on January 11, 2017. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
In Summary
Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho on Wednesday told off the Jubilee administration over the withdrawal of his security, saying that he will be “protected by the people”.
The governor was speaking at an opposition meeting at the Bomas of Kenya, Nairobi, where he was the star attraction, with the crowd itching to hear from him and shouting his name continuously until he stood up to address them.
“I want to tell the Jubilee government today: Stay with your security. (Kilifi) Governor (Amason) Kingi and I do not want them,” he said to applause. Mr Joho and Mr Kingi’s bodyguards were withdrawn last week in what State House said was a normal reorganisation of the coastal security team.
At the time, Mr Joho was in Ghana with Cord leader Raila Odinga to witness the inauguration of President Nana Akufo-Addo.
On Wednesday, Mr Joho said that he no longer required “Jubilee’s security”. He added: “I walked without my security today and I can tell you I am the happiest man on earth. If it is my security, then it is you the people that will protect me.”
The ODM deputy party leader asked opposition politicians to unite against what he said was “an inept Jubilee administration”.
'PLAY ABOVE'
Mr Joho asked Mr Odinga, Mr Musalia Mudavadi, of the Amani National Congress, Mr Kalonzo Musyoka of Wiper, Mr Moses Wetang’ula of Ford-Kenya, and Mr Nick Salat of Kanu to “play above party politics for the sake of Kenya”.
“You have no choice but to hold together,” Mr Joho said, as he asked the principals to hold hands in front of the crowd.
The auditorium was full by 11am, almost two hours before the opposition chiefs arrived.
Many people were locked out and all walk paths between rows closed, with people sitting on the floor, making exit and use of washrooms a nightmare.
The crowd rose from their seats and shouted every time the word “Nasa” – National Super Alliance – was mentioned. They got even wilder with chants of, “Uhuru must go”!
When former National Assembly Deputy Speaker Farah Maalim rose to speak, the crowd chanted, “Duale must go”, in reference to National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale, who is also the Garissa MP. “Duale is gone. He is history now,” Mr Maalim said to another round of cheers
Governor Joho tells off Jubilee over security withdrawal
Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho at the unveiling of the National Super Alliance at Bomas of Kenya in Nairobi on January 11, 2017. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
In Summary
- The governor was speaking at an opposition meeting at the Bomas of Kenya, Nairobi, where he was the star attraction, with the crowd itching to hear from him and shouting his name continuously until he stood up to address them.
- On Wednesday, Mr Joho said that he no longer required “Jubilee’s security”.
Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho on Wednesday told off the Jubilee administration over the withdrawal of his security, saying that he will be “protected by the people”.
The governor was speaking at an opposition meeting at the Bomas of Kenya, Nairobi, where he was the star attraction, with the crowd itching to hear from him and shouting his name continuously until he stood up to address them.
“I want to tell the Jubilee government today: Stay with your security. (Kilifi) Governor (Amason) Kingi and I do not want them,” he said to applause. Mr Joho and Mr Kingi’s bodyguards were withdrawn last week in what State House said was a normal reorganisation of the coastal security team.
At the time, Mr Joho was in Ghana with Cord leader Raila Odinga to witness the inauguration of President Nana Akufo-Addo.
On Wednesday, Mr Joho said that he no longer required “Jubilee’s security”. He added: “I walked without my security today and I can tell you I am the happiest man on earth. If it is my security, then it is you the people that will protect me.”
The ODM deputy party leader asked opposition politicians to unite against what he said was “an inept Jubilee administration”.
'PLAY ABOVE'
Mr Joho asked Mr Odinga, Mr Musalia Mudavadi, of the Amani National Congress, Mr Kalonzo Musyoka of Wiper, Mr Moses Wetang’ula of Ford-Kenya, and Mr Nick Salat of Kanu to “play above party politics for the sake of Kenya”.
“You have no choice but to hold together,” Mr Joho said, as he asked the principals to hold hands in front of the crowd.
The auditorium was full by 11am, almost two hours before the opposition chiefs arrived.
Many people were locked out and all walk paths between rows closed, with people sitting on the floor, making exit and use of washrooms a nightmare.
The crowd rose from their seats and shouted every time the word “Nasa” – National Super Alliance – was mentioned. They got even wilder with chants of, “Uhuru must go”!
When former National Assembly Deputy Speaker Farah Maalim rose to speak, the crowd chanted, “Duale must go”, in reference to National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale, who is also the Garissa MP. “Duale is gone. He is history now,” Mr Maalim said to another round of cheers
Governor Joho tells off Jubilee over security withdrawal
