Nyali MP Mohammed Ali allege Governor Ali Hassan Joho "attempted to Kill him" at Msambweni

 

Nyali MP Mohammed Ali at Diani Police Station. FILE

Nyali MP Mohammed Ali accuses a senior Coastal politician of trying to kill him during the Tuesday by-election in Mswambeni, Kwale County.


Nyali MP filed a statement at Diani Police Station where he narrated his conflict with the politician.


In the statement, Ali said that he was leaving Jomo Kenyatta Primary School polling station when the politician allegedly faced him with over 50 youths.


“The Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho suddenly confronted me with the youth numbering about 50. He suddenly punched me, I fell, hurting my knees in the process,” the MP said.


After the assault, Ali said he hurriedly walked to his car, the governor and his goons followed him and crushed the backseat car window.

The MP professedly told the police that the youths were armed with knives and other blunt objects and were on a mission to harm him.

Ali has been among political leaders allied to Deputy President William Ruto who campaigned for Feisal Bader, an independent candidate, who won the by-election after beating ODMs' Omar Boga.

Feisal garnered 15, 251 votes while Boga got 10,444 votes.