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Joho faces big test in executing State's mining agenda in Coast

Mining Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho. Opposition against the government’s mining agenda in Coast is mounting. [File, Standard]

For a man whose political mantra is ‘wapende wasipende’ (whether they like it or not), Mining Cabinet Secretary Hassan Ali Joho is facing a herculean task in pushing the government’s mining agenda at the Coast.

Joho has deployed both carrot and stick to navigate the intricate politics in the extractive industry that many of his predecessors have failed to unlock.

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