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Season of plenty in Kenya's coastal region as politicians open wallets for campaigns

Mombasa Governor Hassan Ali Joho and coast businessman Suleiman Shahbal during Eid ul Fitr celebrations. 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. (PHOTO: COURTESY) 

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.

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