Western diplomats fail to persuade Joho and Kingi on secession crusade

Coast Members of Parliament led by Governor Amason Kingi and his Mombasa Counterpart Hassan Ali Joho address journalists where they initiated plans for secession from the Kenyan government, November 03, 2017. They said the previous governments and the current one has marginalized Coast people and there was no need to govern them.

Western diplomats have failed to persuade two Coast governors to drop their campaign for secession.

Governors Amason Kingi and Hassan Joho of Kilifi and Mombasa respectively are among leaders pushing for the independence of the Coast region.