Hassan Joho has finally cleared the air. After months of speculation, the flamboyant former Mombasa governor and current Mining Cabinet Secretary has made it official — he will run for president in 2032. At a charged rally in Garsen, Tana River County, Joho not only declared his presidential ambitions but also publicly backed President William […]
The State House meeting brought together Cabinet Secretaries and elected officials from across the coastal counties of Mombasa, Tana River, Kilifi, Lamu, Kwale, and Taita Taveta.
Since Raila Odinga’s loss in the 2022 presidential election, speculation about his retirement has been rampant. The debate intensified after he announced plans to vie for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship in February 2025. Meanwhile, key figures within his Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) began vying for leadership positions, each eyeing the possibility of succeeding […]
After playing hide and seek games with criminal police investigators, the woman accused of linking Mining and Blue Economy Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho and his brother, Abubakar Ali Joho, to drug trafficking and the theft of Ksh 40 billion has been identified. Police officers have released the identity of the woman who had also linked […]
Hassan Joho, the nominee for the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy, and Maritime Affairs, confronted persistent allegations regarding his academic credentials during a vetting session with the National Assembly’s Committee on Appointments. These allegations have resurfaced each time he has pursued a public office.Lawmakers pressed the former Mombasa Governor to clarify his educational background, which […]
Coast Elected leaders allied to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) have endorsed former Mombasa Governor Hassan Ali Joho for president in 2027. The leaders said it was time Coast had their own in the race to statehouse so as to become the sixth president of the Republic of Kenya. Speaking during food distribution exercise for […]
The business empire of the family of former Mombasa governor Hassan Joho has come under threat following the cancellation of leases and contracts worth billions of shillings linked to the port of Mombasa in what is being termed as the state raid. The family business empire has also been faced by audit queries on how […]
Raila Odinga has come to the rescue of his close confidant Suna East Member of Parliament (MP) and the coalition’s Secretary-General Junet Mohammed over allegations that he misappropriated funds meant for agents during the just-concluded August 9 election terming the accusations as malicious and baseless. In a statement shared by Raila Odinga Campaign Secretariat spokesperson […]
The supremacy battle of bull grain handling between Mombasa oligarch Mohammed Jaffer and the Joho family has escalated. According to the latest report, activist Okiya Omtatah has sued the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), seeking to have it compelled to issue him with a copy of the licence or permit issued to Portside Freight Terminals Ltd […]
Coast region council of Luo elders led by chairman Obara Kings has raised concerns over the community being used to top up numbers during elections in Mombasa but fail to feature in the major appointments at the county executive. Obara who is pointing accusing fingers at the administration of Governor Hassan Joho that turned a […]
Justice Reuben Nyakundi of the High Court has stopped Kenya Ports Authority from irregularly awarding a licence to Portside Freight Terminal Limited until a case filed against activist Okiyah Omtatah against the firm is heard and concluded. Omtatah accused KPA board of directors of going beyond the powers bestowed on them when they approved the […]
All has not been well between Mombasa governor Hassan Joho and handlers of ODM party leader Raila Odinga since the party lost Msambweni parliamentary seat in a by-election held in November last year. Joho, a one time ardent supporter and defender of the ODM leader is now considered a baggage with the party luminaries sidelining […]
Mombasa deputy governor Dr. William Kingi is enjoying a growing popularity as the race to succeed governor Hassan Joho intensifies, exactly one year to the next year’s general election. DG Kingi had been trashed as an underdog in the race but the backing from his Mijikenda community has boosted his candidature. The Mijikenda community is […]
