Beneath bitter Uhuru-Joho battle lies discontent with devolution

President Uhuru Kenyatta (right) with Mombasa Governor Hassan Ali Joho (left) watch Airforce parachuters as they made their way to the ground during the opening of the Mombasa International ASK Show at Mkomani grounds in Nyali, 01, 09, 2016. [PHOTO BY GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD].

The latest salvo in the on-going tiff between Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho and the Jubilee administration was a written request by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) asking Diamond Trust Bank to furnish them with Joho’s bank statements since 2011.

This came a few days after Joho was dramatically barred by the police from attending a re-launch of the Mtongwe ferry channel in Likoni presided over by President Uhuru Kenyatta.