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All eyes on Nassir as Sonko, Omar target Mombasa

Mombasa Governor hopefuls Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir (ODM), Mike Sonko (Wiper) and Hassan Omar (UDA).

A sitting governor and an impeached county boss must be on the mind of Mvita MP Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir as he braces for the battle to lead the coastal city of Mombasa.

Nassir had received the blessings of incumbent Hassan Joho to succeed him before Wiper’s Mike Sonko, who was kicked out of the capital Nairobi, muddied the waters by throwing his hat in the ring.

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