The ODM team in Mombasa has exuded confidence that it will the Mombasa governor's election next week, despite the governor’s elections being postponed twice.

The team led by the party candidate for the governor seat Abdulswamad Nassir has sent a message to their main rival party UDA whose candidate is Hassan Omar that the county will remain an ODM zone.

Addressing supporters outside the Mombasa law court, the leaders accused the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) of deliberately postponing the election in favor of UDA.

Last Wednesday, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chair Wafula Chebukati postponed the Mombasa and Kakamega elections indefinitely citing harassment and intimidation of his staff. This led to Nassir to go to court to challenge the action.

On Monday. IEBC announced that the election in Mombasa , Kakamega and other constituencies will now be held next week, 29 August.

Mombasa county has 642362 voters. Azimio la umoja presidential candidate Raila Odinga garnered 161,015 votes in the presidential election with his main rival William Ruto of Kenya Kwanza receiving 113,700 votes.

ODM party managed to win 5 out of the 6 Mp seats in the county. The party also won the Senator and Woman Representative seats.