A war of words has ensued between UDA national vice chairman and EALA MP Hassan Omar and Nyali Member of Parliament Mohammed Ali.
Omar has accused Ali of undermining his empowerment programs and has asked Ali to instead initiate his own empowerment programs instead of criticizing his.
Speaking during the launch and empowerment of the Mombasa Links Limited, a business organization by former UDA aspirants from Mombasa, Omar accused Ali of derailing his efforts to empower Mombasa people.
“If I am able to call the president and ask him to do us a favor, you can also call in for other favors for our people, that is common sense. At the end of the day it is our people benefiting, you can’t be constantly abusing me and sending people to abuse me.
“No one is stopping you from having your own empowerment programs,” said Omar.
Omar said that the focus should be on how to strengthen the party and not petty politics that will derail the party’s ambition.
The UDA party has embarked on an ambition to register 15 million members by 2027.
“UDA has a better chance in Mombasa come 2027, but instead of you standing with us you are derailing us, insulting us left right and center without any reason, what have we done to you?” Omar posed.
Omar unsuccessfully vied for the Mombasa gubernatorial seat on a UDA ticket but lost to Mvita MP Abdulswamad Nassir of ODM
The former Mombasa senator also alluded that it was because of his efforts that president William Ruto managed 44 per cent of the presidential votes cast in Mombasa in the August 2022 general election.
“We did very well in the last election. The 44 percent we got it is me who was voted for, I was the one in the governor ballot. Let no one deceive you they are the ones who brought the votes,” he said.
Omar at the same time rebuked those saying he was sidelining members of other parties in the Kenya Kwanza formation saying that he had to keep their house in order first before looking at others.
“I am planning an putting our house (UDA) in order first before we invite others. I have no issue with ANC. How will people look at me I feed another person’s child yet mine is hungry?”
“You cannot start positioning other people yet our own from UDA are yet to be positioned, once we are done with ours we will do the same with others. For you to have confidence that I am a good parent, you must see that my house is prospering,” Omar said.
