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Cracks emerge among Jubilee leaders in Mombasa as leaders fight over running party affairs

Kilifi North MP Gideon Mung’aro (centre), politician Suleiman Shahbal (left) during a recent Jubilee rally at Takaye in Malindi.. [PHOTO: KELVIN KARANI/STANDARD]

Cracks have emerged among Jubilee leaders in Mombasa after former Assistant minister Ananiah Mwaboza accused businessman Suleiman Shahbal of hijacking the running of affairs of the party.

Speaking in Ganjoni in Mvita yesterday, Mwaboza, who has declared interest in the Mombasa governor’s seat, claimed “well connected” individuals in the Jubilee Party were spreading rumours that he would step down for Shahbal, who is a member of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s re-election campaign team at the Coast.

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