Storm over plan to privatise ports facilities

"If they could sell the water in the Ocean, they would have done so. Hawawezi kubebwa kifalafala na bandari (they cannot fool us and take us for a ride)," said Nassir.

Nassir, who is pushing the national government to share the revenue generated from the port with Mombasa, said the privatisation would lead to job losses and adversely affect the county. "Let them know that our hospitality and traditions should not be mistaken to be weakness. Let them tell us Mombasa's take in the whole transaction," he said.