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Excitement in Coast as Joho, Kingi bury hatchet, seek to unite region

CS Aisha Jumwa, Former Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi flanked by other Coastal leaders during a press briefing in Nairobi on October 19, 2023. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

Barely a year after a falling out, former Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho (Mombasa) and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi appear to have buried the hatchet for the sake of uniting Coast leaders.

The political grapevine was rife with talk of a unity of purpose after the two held a meeting with cabinet secretaries Salim Mvurya and Aisha Jumwa, six governors, senators, MPs, county assembly speakers, and former governors in Nairobi.

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