Nation Media Group (NMG) Mombasa office has suffered a major blow following reports that one of its key writers is set to ditch the company to work for a Mombasa gubernatorial aspirant. 

Mohamed Ahmed, who has been one of the key correspondents from the bureau is set to join businessman Suleiman Shahbal's campaign team. 

Mohamed will head the Communication Department as the Director, reliable sources have confirmed to Ommy Dallah. 

The journalist has been writing on security and political affairs covering Mombasa and the entire Coast region. 

Ommydalla.co.ke is reliably informed that, Moha, as he is popularly known in the media and social circles was poached from NMG by Shahbal’s campaign manager Idris Abdirahman. 

Mr Abdirahman is working as director of security affairs at Mombasa Governor's Office. He also served as Director of political affairs. He has since joined Mr Shahbal. 

He is now seen as the master strategist who is part of the team set to deliver a victory for Mr Shahbal come 2022. 

Meanwhile, talks between Idris and Mohamed started way back in February before the journalist accepted the offer.

Mohamed has served NMG for the last five years. 

He joined the media company from 2014 as an intern before he was confirmed as a correspondent in 2015. 

Since then he has worked under three bureau chiefs including the current one Allan Olingo. 

Reports indicate that Olingo and Mohamed had a good rapport and made the correspondent to be seen as his favourite. 

Sources from NMG told Ommydalla.co.ke Olingo was "sad" to see him leave the company. 

“This is a major blow to the bureau, Moha was an asset especially on crime reporting” said the source.