Land and minerals volatile mix in battle for the coast

A titanium mine in Kwale County, where the Opposition accuses Jubilee and Governor Salim Mvurya of compromising the interests of the locals. [Photo:File, Standard)

A fortnight ago, President Uhuru Kenyatta went ballistic against Kwale County’s Wiper party governor candidate Chirau Mwakwere.

Besides being angered by Mr Mwakere’s nerve in ditching Jubilee Party while serving as Kenya’s High Commissioner to Tanzania, the President also took a dim view of what he described as Mwakwere’s smear campaign to portray the Jubilee government and Governor Salim Mvurya’s administration as having allowed the grabbing of land and minerals from Kwale residents.