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Why NASA should not take its support on the coast for granted

Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho(right), flanked by Kilifi County Governor Amason Kingi

The Coast region has not been associated with any serious national party since 1964, when the Kenya African Democratic Union (KADU), led by Ronald Ngala, was dissolved.

In 1992, a bearded radical and former MP for Kilifi South named Chibule wa Tsuma, ran for the presidency, but coastal voters were not impressed. Chibule came a distant sixth below the winner – former President Moi – who received most of the votes from the Coast.

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