The scramble for coastal region supremacy intensified after President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto met the region’s leaders separately. President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday, March 24, hosted Coast governors including Hassan Joho of Mombasa, Salim Mvurya of Kwale and Amason Kingi of Kilifi in a move aimed at neutralizing Ruto's influence at the Coast. Interestingly, on that same day, DP Ruto met a section of members of parliament from the coastal region at his Karen residence in what now appears to be a strategic plan to win the Coast. “Together with my Kwale and Kilifi counterparts we had a productive meeting with HE Uhuru Kenyatta at the State House,” posted Joho. “Today, we had a meeting with HE President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House, together with my colleagues,” Kingi shared.

Source: Daily Nation March 25, 2021 04:52 UTC