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Omar Woos Asian Community, Promises Conducive Business Environment
UDA Mombasa governor candidate Hassan Omar has promised to create a conducive environment for businesses to thrive if elected the next county boss in the next week polls.
According to Omar the current leadership has failed the business community thus the reason why most businesses have had to shift to other regions.
Speaking on Thursday evening during a meeting with members of the Asian community living in Mombasa, Omar stated that his government will work closely with the business community and ensure that Mombasa restores it's lost glory.
Omar noted that his administration will ensure Mombasa becomes a business hub with solutions to ease the cost of doing businesses.
"I know people who have had to shift their businesses to other regions, I speak to them everyday and I feel their pain. It is now time we restore our lost glory and I want to work with you in this" said Omar.
Adding" We used to live a very happy life before, every business used to thrive, we used to have clean tap water in every household, We used to walk freely with no fear of being attacked or mugged but now things have changed and this is because of lack of leadership".
Omar called on members of the Asian community to come out in large numbers and vote next week.
Omar charged "Even though you are not the majority voters politically but you have influence in this city. Let no one tell you that you do not matter. My administration will involve you in every decision making especially on matters touching your lives and businesses".
He further promised to include a member of the Asian community in his cabinet as a county executive committee member (CEC).
Speaking at the same forum Tudor ward member of county assembly elect Samir Baloo who is also a member of the Asian community campaigned for Omar saying he is the right person to take over the leadership of the county.
"I plead with you my people, let us support and vote for Omar, he is our only hope." said Baloo.
Adding " It was a long journey but at least now you have one of your own in the county assembly but the journey to be fully complete please vote for Omar, without him I will not be able to deliver"
Femi One Snaps In Two New Freestyles, Solidifying Her Top Spot In The Femcee Game
Top female rapper and lyricist, Femi One, is finally giving her fans a side of her that they had missed. After years of consistently dominating the femcee game in Kenya, Femi One has decided to go full circle-back to her freestyle days.
Femi One has “snapped” on the latest freestyles titled Road to greatness and Boss Lady which were uploaded to her Youtube account this past week.
Both songs run for about 3 minutes each and display Femi's signature play on lyrics while making clear to audiences why she has been and is the best in the game.
Ricobeats Mr 808 and Bern Mziki are two producers Femi has work closely with in the past, hence the seamless chemistry that they each had while producing the Boss Lady and Road to greatness tracks respectively.
Fans have been penning their favorite lines all through the comment section of the Youtube uploads and below her promotional videos on her Instagram account, her fans are extremely pleased about the biting lyrics in both songs.
Joho Resurfaces After Weeks Of Absence In Public Eye
Outgoing Mombasa governor Hassan Joho has ended speculations over his whereabouts after making a public appearance at the swearing in ceremony of Kilifi governor Gideon Mung’aro.
Joho was conspicuously missing during the latest tour of ODM party leader Raila Odinga and his deputy Martha Karua in Mombasa, sparking speculations over his whereabouts.
Joho had gone underground since the Independent Election and Boundaries Commission(IEBC) Chairman Wafula Chebukati announced William Ruto as the winner of the presidential election.
His supporters argued that he should be actively helping ODM candidate Abdulswamand Nassir who is seeking to succeed him in the August 29 polls.
On Wednesday his supporters were also left curious after the ODM deputy party leader snubbed the meeting attended by his party leader Raila Odinga in his county.
Joho has been pivotal in supporting Raila Odinga and matters of the ODM party. He was one of Odinga's front soldiers during the campaign
But on Thursday, governor Joho resurfaced and was seen joyfully interacting with outgoing Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi during Mung’aros swearing in ceremony held at the Karisa Maitha ground.
This comes at a time when his political future remains in the hands of Odinga, should the Supreme Court nullify the August 9 election results.Odinga lost the race against president elect William Ruto in the disputed election.
Joho was promised a Cs docket should Azimio La Umoja One Kenya form the next government, but as it stands, his Cs dream remains pegged on the outcome of the Supreme Court verdict.
Chike Releases Highly Anticipated Second Studio Album - The Brother's Keeper
Nigerian singer, songwriter and actor Chike today released his highly anticipated album, The Brother’s Keeper via Brothers Records, making it his second studio sophomore album.
Symbolizing the space that Chike sees himself in life, The Brother’s Keeper sums up the sounds of courage, bravery, self love and confidence in the person he has become, and centers on the importance of growth, shedding expectations from people around him, and throwing oneself into the unknown.
This album, comes through after his wildly accepted album, Boo of the Booless, which was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2020 Headies Awards, holding tracks like, "Insecure", "Running", "Roju" just to mention a few.
He reflects on the journey thus far, basks and sails in the present but is weary of an uncertain future.
Speaking of being a ‘Brother Keeper’, Chike highlighted instances of fellow artists Simi and Mayorkun showing up for him, African music royal Flavour collaborating on the album, and urged everyone to strive to be one, whether boy or girl, man or woman.
With collaborations including Ycee, Azana, Flavour, this album solidifies Chike’s place amongst the greats and furthers the evolution of his sound, his songwriting, and his production.
Says Chike of what the album represents for him in his creative journey: “We have flown the air like birds and swum the sea like fishes but have yet to learn the simple act of walking the earth like brothers,”.
Chike remains one of the most prolific, popular, and elegant artists to come out of Nigeria. The Brother’s Keeper reflects the breadth of natural beauty and dignity of love, heartbreak, rejection, acceptance, grief experience across art and style.
The Brother’s Keeper Album tracklist:
- On The Moon
- Tell Am
- Spell
- My Africa feat. Azana
- Hard To Find feat. Flavour
- Winner
- Bad
- Zamo
- Pour Me a Drink
- You Deserve ft Ycee
- Enough
- Moving On
- Good Things
- God Only Knows
- Nothing Less, Nothing More
- Please
Kambas Throw Weight Behind Omar As Mombasa Governor
A section of members of the Kamba community in Mombasa have endorsed Hassan Omar as the next county government.
The members led by their Chairman Luka Mbati accused the outgoing governor Hassan Joho of neglecting them for the ten years.
The kamba community is the second largest vote bloc in Mombasa county after Mijikenda with over 40,000 votes.
"As members of the community we feel left out especially with the previous government, we now want to be in the government and we know you are the only person who can make this happen" said Mbati.
Speaking on Thursday during a meeting held at Omar's residence in Nyali, Mbati challenged Omar to ensure that the community gets two positions of county executive committee member.
"We are going to stand with you and ensure that you win this seat, in return we ask you to spare at least two CEC positions for our community" said Mbati.
On his part Omar who is the UDA party candidate for the Mombasa governor seat promised to work closely with members of the community if elected as governor.
"You have always stood with me, in 2013 you supported, in 2017 you also supported and I don't take this for granted. On the issue of CECs I don't want to promise that since I will have to balance between all communities but I promise not to let you down" said Omar.
Adding "I'm one of your own, I was even given the name Mutuku when I was in Wiper party so I cannot let you down".
Omar called on members of the Kamba community to avoid being divided by politicians.
Omar charged "You need to be united, it is very sad that you are the second largest voting block in the county but cannot produce even an Mp".
Omar further stated that the community was the most affected by the transfer of port operations from Mombasa to Naivasha stating "I promise you that we will bring back the services to Mombasa nad you will continue with your businesses like before".
Speaking at the same time former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko pleaded with Kambas in Mombasa to support Omar.
"As my brothers and sisters, the only favour I can ask from you is to please support Omar and make sure that he forms the next government" said Sonko.
Sonko called on Azimio presidential candidate to stop 'interfering' with the independent electoral and boundaries commission (IEBC).
He charged "Yesterday you heard Raila telling Chebukati to stay away from Mombasa and Kakamega elections, they have already censored defeated and I would like to tell Mr Odinga to stop interfering with IEBC infact he should accept defeat"
Adding " We have faith in IEBC and are confident of winning the Mombasa governor seat.
The election for Mombasa governor is set for next week, Monday
Raila Asks Chebukati To Disqualify Himself From Mombasa And Kakamega Elections
The Azimio la Umoja One Kenya presidential candidate ODM leader Raila Odinga has asked IEBC chair Wafula Chebukati to disqualify himself from conducting the Mombasa and Kakamega elections slated for Monday.
Raila said that Chebukati is an accused party in the presidential petition he filed at the Supreme Court on Monday, and as such was unfit to conduct the election.
"Chebukati should disqualify himself from conducting the Mombasa and Kakamega elections, he is an accused person," he said.
Adding "He should let the IEBC vice chair conduct the election,"
He was speaking at the Wildwaters Complex in Mombasa where he had come to drum up support for the ODM Mombasa gubernatorial candidate Abdulswamad Nassir.
The ODM leader was accompanied by his running mate Narck Kenya party leader Martha Karua.
Raila alleged that Chebukati was paid to announce the fake presidential results saying he was the legit president elect after the August 9 general election.
"He (Chebukati) has no shame, four commissioners abandoned him. Even the three who remained with him did not accompany him to announce the fake results,"
He said that the Mombasa and Kakamega elections were intentionally postponed to affect voter turn out in the two Azimio strongholds.
"They saw they were going lose thats why they intentionally postponed the elections to affect voter turn out in our strong holds," Raila said.
"The Mombasa and Kakamega elections will not be conducted by him, this is the only way to ensure justice for Mombasa and Kakamega people," he said.
He urged residents of the two counties to turn out in large numbers and vote on Monday to ensure that ODM captures the two seats.
This was Raila's first visit in Mombasa after the August 9 general elections.
On, Monday he led the Azimio brigade to file a petition at the Supreme Court in Nairobi, challenging the president elect William Ruto's controversial win during the general election.
"I am not sad and I don't fear, I am confident the truth will come out and justice will prevail," said Raila.
Karua exuded confidence that they won the August 9 general election assuring Kenyans that the court will vindicate them.
"They have delayed the win but let me tell you that it's coming home. We won't say much about a matter in court, but I assure you that we have enough evidence to win this case," said Karua.
Karua urged Mombasa residents to turn out in large numbers to vote for Nassir to be the second Mombasa governor.
She exuded confidence that Azimio was going to win the Mombasa and Kakamega governor seats.
"We have 24 counties behind baba, they have 21.We are going to win Mombasa and Kakamega. Let us show them that the majority are with baba," she said.
Karua hailed praises to Raila for being steadfast in fighting for democracy in Kenya.
"We thank God for baba, he has never tired from fighting for Kenyans. We hope he continues with the same spirit," she said
Governor Election: Day Schools In Mombasa To Close Monday
All day schools in Mombasa will close on Monday, next week, to allow voters to take part in the governor election.
According to Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha, IEBC can use both the Primary and Secondary Schools.
"The IEBC has prounced itself with regards to elections basically in Kakamega and Mombasa and parliamentary ones and MCAs ones but ones that concern us in education are the big ones in Kakamega and Mombasa." said Magoha.
Adding "As far as day schools are concerned, we think one day is not bad enough, the children can stay at home on Monday the 29th and report back to school on Tuesday the 30th. For those mixed schools, the same will apply. "
Speaking in Nairobi, Magoha noted that boarding schools will not be closed.
He noted “In terms of our children because I don’t want them to miss any more time, we have also agreed as a government that the boarding schools shall not be closed, interfered with"
For tallying centres, Magoha revealed that the ministry has advised IEBC to use tertiary institutions as tallying centres and not primary and secondary schools.
On Monday. IEBC announced August 29, 2022 as the new date for the postponed elections in various parts of the country.
The gubernatorial elections will be held in Mombasa and Kakamega counties, while four constituencies of Pokot South, Kitui Rural, Rongai, and Kacheliba will hold Member of the National Assembly polls.
Elections for Member of County Assembly Wards will be held in Kwa Njenga (Embakasi South Constituency - Nairobi County) and Nyaki West (North Imenti Constituency).
KMA Dismisses Advert On Recruitment Of Seafarers As Fake
The Kenya maritime Authority (KMA) has refuted reports of an alleged recruitment for seafarers to work on Royal Carribean cruises.
According to KMA, the post that has been making rounds on social media is fake.
According to the post, Kenyan youth are invited for interviews for jobs on the Royal Carribean Cruises at the Kenya Coast National Polytechnic and other venues from as from 23rd August.
"As the government body with the mandate over employement and welfare of Kenyan, Seafarers, the Authority wishes to warn and alert the public that the said information is false and has no factual basis" reads a statement form KMA acting director general John Omingo.
The statement adds " While the company undertook a recruitment drive at key locations in the country, which ended on 4th August 2022 in Kisumu, the scope of jobs as advertised in the fake social media post is not true".
The Authority further stated that recruitment for seafarer positions is free of charge and any demand for payment of any fee to facilitate the recruitment is and act of fraud.
Leaders Mourn Prominent Mombasa Businessman And Philanthropist Bajaber
Mombasa governor Hassan Joho has led several leaders in mourning the death of prominent Mombasa businessman and philanthropist Mzee Salim Bin Ahmed Bajaber.
Mzee Salim who was the founder and owner of Kitui Flour mills limited died on Monday and later buried at his Kikambala home, according to Islamic culture.
Kitui flour mills limited is the producer of Unga wa Dola, Jahazi flour among other brands.
In his message of condolence Governor Joho eulogised Salim as a philanthropist and a fountain of wisdom.
"It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing on of Mzee Salim Bin Ahmed Bajaber. He was a great philanthropist and well known as a fountain of wisdom. May the Almighty Allah SWT grant him Jannatul Firdaus and give his family the strength and patience to endure the grief, Amin." said Joho
Adding "Indeed a sad day for Mombasa. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un (Indeed, to God we belong and to God we shall return)."
On his part Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala said "I'm deeply saddened to learn of the passing on of our elder Mzee Salim Bin Ahmed Bajaber, founder and owner Kitui Flour Mills Ltd.May the Almighty God rest his soul in peace and give his family the strength at this time of grief."
The late was instrumental in putting up mosques, madrassas, orphanages and other philanthropic projects.
Many who interacted with him during his days described him as a down to earth and man of people.
"May Allah have mercy on him, the mercy of the righteous, and forgive him, and dwell him in the highest Paradise with the Prophets, friends, martyrs, the righteous, and those who are good companions," posted Mombasa Muslim cleric and scholar Izudin Alwy Ahmed.
ODM Team Confident Of Mombasa Governor Win
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.
