Sharp division over Joho-Kingi new push for Coast secession

Coast MPs led by Governor Amason Kingi (right)  and his Mombasa counterpart Hassan Joho  (left) address journalists when they initiated plans for secession on November 3, 2017. They said previous governments and the current one had marginalised Coast people. Centre is Senator Stewart Madzayo of Kilifi County.

Legal and political experts continue to differ on the level of autonomy – federalism or secession – for the Coast region pushed by governors Hassan Joho (Mombasa) and Amason Kingi (Kilifi).

Critics like former Kisauni MP Ananiah Mwaboza accuse Joho and Kingi of trying to “milk an outdated idea” for political capital or as a bargaining chip for future politics.