Coast MPs endorse Joho as the regional kingpin in bid for 2027 State House race
A faction of Coast region Members of Parliament have declared former Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho their preferred political leader for 2027, and have vowed to provide him with unwavering support.
Coast Parliamentary Group (CPG) chairman and Wundanyi MP Danson Mwashako is the most recent to endorse Joho as the regional king.
Mwashako stated that the former governor has exhibited the political fervour and determination to lead the nation towards regional unity and prosperity.
Coast Parliamentary Group is a caucus comprised of forty-two Members of Parliament from the six coastal provinces; Mwashako serves as its chair.
Joho’s political agenda has the support of the majority of legislators, ascertained by the endorsement of CPG.
“Coast has made a declaration. This time we are not going to be divided, we have endorsed our own, and any leader who goes against, we will ask people to vote them out,” Mwashako said.
Mwashako, speaking on Monday in Taru, Kwale, during a food distribution exercise attended by a large number of legislators from throughout the Coast region, urged all CPG-affiliated legislators to maintain their unity and support Joho as their preferred presidential candidate in the upcoming elections.
“We are telling party leader Raila Odinga, don’t think twice, we as Coast region have endorsed Joho for party leader, and we know he is able to fly the ODM flag to State House,” said Mwashako.
Members of Parliament (MPs) Gonzi Rai (Kinango), Mohamed Machele (Mvita), John Bwire (Taveta), Mishi Mboko (Likoni), and Kwale Women Representative Fatuma Masito, along with her colleague Zamzam Mohamed from Mombasa and Kwale Senator Issa Juma Boy, were in attendance at the event.
“We have had selfish leaders before who have been pushing their own interests. This time Joho has presented himself. Who are we to deny him the support. We have agreed as a region to front Joho,” said Kwale MP Gonzi Rai, who was elected on Pamoja Africa Alliance (PAA) ticket.
After receiving the endorsement, Joho rallied the regional leaders to maintain their unity and vowed that he would not retreat until he was elected president.
Joho, who has proclaimed his candidature for the presidency in the 2027 General Election, has the support of the vast majority of coastal members of parliament after rallying for them along the entire coastal strip from Taita Taveta to Lamu.
Joho stated, “I have declared am ready for the presidential bid, many people are discouraging us, but am telling you, this time, we are not changing our mind, we must be counted in the country politics, we will go every remote village sensitizing our people, then we go to the entire country and talk to people.”
Joho has already declared that the region has supported others for years, but that he will lead the region to the top leadership in the 2027 elections to reclaim their territory. Joho has supported Raila Odinga in every presidential election.
“People will come to divide us; we must be coast natives first, irrespective of our parties, if we put that in mind, we will not be divided, for many times we have been followers of other people. Now, it is time for them to follow us,” said Joho.
He added: “We are with you in your endeavors, we have crowned you our king because no one else has shown interest in vying for the president from the coastal region, because you defended the port, you defended the affairs of the region,” said Masito.
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Coast MPs endorse Joho as the regional kingpin in bid for 2027 State House race
