Communist party joins coastal coalition talks

Mombasa County Governor Hassan Joho (right) and Kilifi's Amason Jeffa Kingi, both who have declared their presidential bids in the 2022 elections. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

The push to establish a coalition of political parties at the Coast ahead of the 2022 elections has received a boost after the Communist Party of Kenya (CPK) joined the movement.

The five parties have also established two caucuses dubbed Coast Political Parties’ Convention (CPPC) and Coast Integrated Development Initiative (CIDI) to accelerate the unity talks.