DETAILS OF WHAT UHURU TOLD COAST GOVERNORS REVEALED

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, held talks with leaders from the coastal region at State House in Nairobi, a meeting that sent shockwaves to Deputy President William Ruto and Raila Odinga’s camps.

The meeting with governors Ali Hassan Joho (Mombasa), Amason Kingi (Kilifi) and Kwale’s Salim Mvurya set tongues wagging as 2022 succession politics gain momentum, coming at a time the coastal region has been threatening to form a regional party ahead of the polls.

Taita Taveta Governor Granton Samboja missed the meeting after undergoing minor surgery.

Details of the meeting have surfaced with President Kenyatta said to have promised the region that has been politically ignored for years despite its huge numbers a powerful position once the BBI Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill 2020 is passed.

Sources in the know claim that the President told the county chiefs that devolution is taking a political regional angle with political parties emerging as key bargaining tools at the national level, urging the coastal leaders not to be left behind.

By Kahawatungu

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