Mombasa businessman-cum-politician Suleiman Shahbal has said he is not desperate to become the county’s governor as he took a swipe at former Mombasa Senator Hassan Omar. Both Omar and Shahbal have declared interest to succeed incumbent Hassan Joho. Responding to last week's criticism from Omar, Shahbal said he will not allow politicians to mislead Mombasa residents. But I am desperate to change the lives of Mombasa residents,” said Shahbal at a press briefing at a hotel in Mombasa on Thursday. However, on Thursday, Shahbal responded saying he went to court in 2016 opposing the project because of four main reasons.

Source: The Star September 18, 2020 09:22 UTC