Takeover by Mombasa CORD defectors causes ripples in JAP

The National Alliance (TNA) Coast Coordinator Farid Swaleh (right) leads a massive walk out during their function Jubilee Alliance Party (JAP) leadership while receiving Suleiman Shahbal to JAP after he defected from Wiper. Nominated Senators Emma Mbura and Mvita Mshenga also followed Farid alleging disrespect by JAP officials.

MOMBASA: Recent defectors from the Wiper Democratic Movement (WDM) and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) are in control of the Jubilee Alliance Party (JAP) in Mombasa after edging out a group of officials from Jubilee’s constituent parties.

The takeover by Mombasa businessman Suleiman Shahbal, who contested the 2013 Mombasa gubernatorial seat under WDM, and Changamwe WDM parliamentary seat loser Philip Ndolo, was cemented during President Uhuru Kenyatta’s tour of Mombasa in August when they were reportedly given the green light to spearhead JAP activities in Mombasa and the Coast region.