Mombasa Governor Hassan Ali Joho has taken leave from the NASA presidential campaign to concentrate on his re-election bid as his main challengers turn up the heat on his development record.
Suleiman Shahbal of Jubilee and Senator Hassan Omar of the Wiper Democratic Movement have intensified house to house campaigns targeting Majengo, Mvita, Kisauni, and Nyali, all perceived to be Joho bastions.