Season of plenty as politicians open wallets for campaigns

Kenyans attending a campaign rally in the past. Politicians and analysts say with more funds devolved to the counties, political competition could get stiffer. (Photo: File/Standard)

In the mind of many Coast residents, the season of plenty is fast approaching with the 2017 General Election just 13 months away.

Cash running into billions of shillings will be doled out and spent on elaborate political campaigns as titans of Coast politics, especially in Mombasa County, fight for control of the region’s political and economic heartbeat.