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Businessman Suleiman Shahbal rejects calls to run as independent

Businessman Suleiman Shahbal [Omondi Onyango,Standard]

Businessman Suleiman Shahbal has rejected calls to run for Mombasa governor as an independent candidate and declared support for ODM’s Abdulswamad Nassir.

Mr Shahbal made the declaration during the Eid Baraza in Mombasa yesterday, amid reports that more than 60,000 voters had signed a petition seeking to have him vie as an independent candidate.

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