Mombasa governor Ali Hassan Joho left Kenya for US on February 14th to attend a United Nations Strong Cities summit that seeks to find solutions to the rising violent extremism in the coast region.
Hassan Joho is expected to hold a round table meeting with Homeland Security officials to discuss matter security.
The 001 governor was accorded warm treatment in US. This was contrary to expectation that the no-nonsense Donald Trump administration would give him a hard time because of his alleged involvement in drugs.
Governor Ali Hassan Joho accorded warm treatment in USÂ
Former US ambassador to Kenya Michael Ranneberger dropped a dossier in 2010. In it, Joho, Kiambu governor William Kabogo, Nairobi senator Mike Sonko, Harun Mwau, and Mombasa tycoon Ali Punjani were implicated in drug trafficking.
Joho has however had a smooth stay in America. The Mombasa governor is being transported in a big Cadillac SUV with a customized plate written ‘USA VIP’. It is obviously a government vehicle.
The 001 governor also had time off his busy schedule to freely stroll down the streets of US city.
[…] trafficking has long been a simmering issue in this East African coastal city Mombasa, but the latest drug arrest has unveiled the extent of the […]