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Coast Jubilee Alliance Party wars during President Uhuru Kenyatta's visit

Mombasa, Kenya: President Uhuru Kenyatta capped his charm offensive at the Coast by trying to extinguish Jubilee Alliance Party (JAP) internal wrangles.

Jubilee’s affiliate party officials in Coast have been split since 2013 over a power struggle and the problem escalated in February when Mombasa businessman Suleiman Shahbal and key opponent of Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho led several CORD politicians to join The National Alliance (TNA).

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