New Coast-based party pledges bigger national cake slice

Umoja Summit Party of Kenya Interim Chairman Matano Chengo (right), Secretary General Naomi Cidi (centre) and Treasurer Mtana Maringa display the party's certificate of registration on Sunday. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

A new Coast-based political party has been unveiled.

Officials of Umoja Summit Party of Kenya (USP) said they will woo political strongmen in the region, including Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho and his Kilifi counterpart Amason Kingi, who plan to run for the presidency in 2022.