Bodyguards for Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho and his Kilifi counterpart Amason Kingi have been reinstated.
This comes a few days after the bodyguards were withdrawn by the State after the two governors condemned President Uhuru Kenyatta for launching projects at the coast region that were not initiated by the national government.
The two governors are leading the opposition’s cause at the coast region.
Meanwhile, Mombasa Senator Omar Hassan has called for an audit of firearms in Governor Joho’s possession. Omar accused Joho of employing diversionary tactics by playing the victim in his security saga, saying the Governor’s security detail should be reduced.
“What is Joho afraid of? Joho has 15 guards, plus his cronies in the convoy who each have a gun. During public rallies they move around and are always trying to intimidate the public by showing off their guns,” he said on Tuesday. “The guns each have 15 bullets, which is about 450 bullets in Joho’s convoy … that is an armoury… not for security.”
