KTN investigative journalist, Mohammed Ali, has declared his intention to vie for Nyali constituency seat in 2017 elections.
Current Nyali Member of Parliament, Hezron Awiti Bollo, has declared interest to vie for Mombasa gubernatorial seat.
Awiti’s interest for Mombasa top seat has left an opening which has attracted a lot of aspirants. So far only two seems to be in an apex position to succeed Awiti; Said Abdalla Saido and Mohammed Ali.
Saido has taken advantage of Ali’s absence on the ground to win over Nyali electorates; the KTN anchor hasn’t resigned from his job at the Standard Group. He is still juggling between his job and campaigning in Nyali.
Saido has stepped on the gas pedal in his campaigns in Nyali as he regularly meets the electorates to listen to their problems and to sell them his ideas.
Saido’s spirited campaigns in Nyali have sparked fears in other aspirants within his party who have since been calling for direct nomination slots.
Saido himself supports a free and fair party nomination as he is confident of making mincemeat of other aspirants.
Noticing the popularity of Saido in Nyali, Ford Kenya Secretary General Yaser Bajaber offered Saido a slot to vie for Nyali parliamentary seat on a Ford Kenya ticket.
Speaking at an event in Nyali where Mombasa governor donated 300k to boda boda operators, Bajaber said Ford Kenya was ready to give Saido a direct ticket if he is unfairly rigged in party primaries.