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The elections are over and the homecoming celebrations put on hold as newly elected governors take office with empty coffers and astronomical debts.
Mombasa county government inherited debts from former Governor Hassan Ali Joho of Sh5.6 billion and just last month the Auditor General released a report showing that by 2017 Joho had paid a further Sh3 billion to ghost workers. How can a new administration hit the road running when unpaid workers are on the streets and the executive prioritises more amenable governors in the distribution of devolved funds?
To add to Governor Abdulswamad Nassir's woes is the so-called legacy showcase, "Mombasa Urban Renewal and Redevelopment of Old Estates" that promised so much in terms of affordable housing and ended up delivering nothing for the 65 per cent of the city's residents that live in informal settlements.
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