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Joho’s rising stature in Raila party stirs debate on national politics

MOMBASA-RAILA-ARRIVES FOR ODM ANNIVERSARY; ODM Party Leader Raila Odinga, flanked by his Deputy Hassan Joho addresses local at Changmwe in Mombasa on Friday,09th September,2016 evening. This was upon his arrival for the party's 10th Anniversary celebration.PHOTO BY MAARUFU MOHAMED/STANDARD

Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho’s growing dominance in ODM emerged recently when he hosted party leader Raila Odinga, 14 governors and dozens of MPs.

A fiery orator, who has established his credentials as a critic of the Jubilee administration, Joho did not disappoint last weekend at the ODM’s 10th anniversary celebration when together with Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi, they declared war on the ruling coalition ahead of next year’s General Election.

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