Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir has defended himself from alleged gang-rape allegations against a city blogger.

Nassir who spoke for the first time since the alleged incident happened two weeks ago said that neither he or his mother and any of his family members or political lieutenants are behind the alleged sodomy allegations against the said blogger.

Speaking at his offices in Mombasa hours after his County executive Committee member for Lands Mohammed Hussein Mohammed alias Amado was released by coast region DCI officers after they picked him up for interrogations, governor Nassir maintained that he has always been a man of peace and is not in any way involved in the said actions leveled against him.

"I have been in politics for over a decade and throughout my life, neither I nor any of my family members have ever crossed the line of meting violence on anyone,” said Nassir.

He added, “My stand has always been that even when I go to public platforms, my policy is a policy of never mentioning anyone or talking vulgar. It is a bit shocking that it’s now being deemed for public perception that both I and my 74-year-old mother would be part and parcel of a heinous act of this magnitude.”

The governor alleged political mischief behind the allegations stating that he is more than ready to comply with authorities in a bid to clear his name and his family.

He said that days prior to the incident, his family home where his mother stays which is adjacent to hi house was raided with the intruders only going away with a phone and a laptop.

He further stated that his family car was followed by unknown men. Both incidents he said have were reported to the police and no one has been apprehended to date.

“When all these had happened, a video started circulating talking about my mum and wife and the words used are unprintable. We sat with family and agreed to leave it to Almighty, but it is unfortunate that this is being used for political motives,”

"For those who don’t know me and what my values are, I have passed through worst, I have been abused, people have tried to physically harm me and my family but we have been calm. I have every intention of clearing our names, I have all intention of ensuring all those behind this misalignment will equally be booked,” Nassir said.

While responding to allegations that the blogger was denied treatment at the Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital, Nassir alleged that this was not true adding that some powerful politicians were calling the doctors issuing threats to them even though the blogger had not yet been taken to the hospital.

“This country has a history of people being coursed and coached to talk about things, we saw this when president Ruto was taken to Hague. As much as I feel sorry for what happened to this young man, in the spirit of my family we not only forgive and forget, but we leave it to the Almighty,” he said.

He further alleged that the said blogger has sent him over 800 messages using different numbers, and he has never responded to any of the messages.

The matter has attracted much attention online with a hashtag demanding justice for the blogger trending at number one with over fifty thousand tweets on X for the better part of Monday.

"I am truly heart about my mother being dragged and abused just for giving birth to me. One day, we will all be looking at each other and I really pray and hope that the police will get to the end of this and we will get to the bottom of this,” he said.