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Will Joho and Omar governorship contest tilt CORD support base?

Cord Leader Raila Odinga (middle) flanked by among others Mombasa Senator Omar Hassan (right) and Mombasa Governor Hassan Ali Joho (left) addresses Muslims after joining them in breaking fast at the Serani Grounds in Mombasa on Monday, 14th July,2014. [Photo:Maarufu Mohamed/Standard]

A titanic political battle looms in Mombasa County governorship race after top CORD leaders in the region declared their interest.

Senator Hassan Omar will battle it out with Governor Ali Hassan Joho in a contest that could shake up CORD in the area. Nyali MP Awiti Bolo has also declared interest for the governorship in the next year’s elections.

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