Is Jubilee planning to front Tourism CS Najib Balala to unseat Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho? Mombasa Jubilee chairman Ali Mwatsau said meetings have been held and the branch settled for Balala. In 2013, he stood for Mombasa governor but lost to Joho. Shahbal has declared he will stand for Mombasa governor on a Jubilee ticket. In 2013, Balala unsuccessfully ran for the Mombasa Senate seat through his Republican Congress Party, an affiliate of Jubilee coalition.

Source: The Star June 09, 2016 02:48 UTC