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Abubakar Joho, brother to former Mombasa governor Hassan Joho, and county assembly Speaker Aharubi Khatri before a Mombasa court following a case they filed accusing political activist, Abdul Majid Ali Al Busayyid, of defamation. [Joakim Bwana, Standard]
A warrant of arrest has been issued against a political activist accused of defaming the family of former Mombasa governor Hassan Joho by linking it to corruption.
On Tuesday, Mombasa Senior Resident Magistrate Rita Orora ordered the arrest of Abdul Majid Ali Al Busayyid, who has been charged with defaming several local leaders, after he failed to appear in court for the hearing of the case.
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