Mombasa Governor Hassan Ali Joho and Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) sue each other on disputed 22-acre Mombasa plot

Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho with Bombolulu residents in Nyali on Friday where they demolished the wall around the disputed parcel of land. The standoff between KBC and Mombasa County government escalated when both filed rival suit over the disputed plot. (PHOTO: COURTESY)

The standoff between Kenya Broadcasting Corporation and Mombasa County government on Friday escalated when both filed rival suit over the disputed plot 22 acre plot at Kisauni in Mombasa county.

KBC Managing Director Waithaka Waihenya met Mombasa Governor Hassan Ali Joho at his office on Wednesday and reportedly agreed to a truce in the plot saga filed but yesterday the corporation filed contempt proceedings against the governor seeking to jail him for stopping the construction of the wall around the property, allegedly, against a High court order.