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Battle for seat reaches climax as 12 join race to replace Nassir

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By Bernard Sanga
| 3 years ago | 4 Min read

ODM leader Raila Odinga congratulates Mvita MP Abdulswamad Sharrif Nassir after businessman Suleiman Shahbal stepped down for him. [David Gichuru, Standard]

Since 1974, save from 2002 to 2017, the Mvita MP seat has been occupied by a member of former Coast Kanu supremo, the late Sharrif Nassir's family.

And now, the Nassir family is seeking to climb a rung higher in the August 9 General Election as Abdulswamad Nassir, the incumbent, eyes Mombasa governorship.

The move has cracked open the race for Mvita seat, described as the seat of power at the Coast. Already, 12 candidates have been cleared to battle for the over 107,000 votes in the constituency.