Marwa threatens to arrest Joho over demolition on KBC land

Mombasa governor Hassan Joho and Coast regional coordinator Nelson Marwa during a past event at Majengo, Mvita constituency. /ANDREW KASUKU
Mombasa governor Hassan Joho and Coast regional coordinator Nelson Marwa during a past event at Majengo, Mvita constituency. /ANDREW KASUKU

Coast Regional Coordinator Nelson Marwa has threatened to arrest Mombasa Governor Hassan after he led the demolition of wall on land registered to KBC.

Marwa said Joho on Friday led a troop of hooligans to bring down the wall around the 22-acre parcel of land at VOK area in Mombasa.

"This parcel of land belongs to Kenya Broadcasting Cooperation and not the Municipal Council as alleged," Marwa told journalists on Sunday.

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He said it was wrong for the Governor to demolish the perimeter wall constructed around the land with impunity, adding that action will be taken against him.

"We have not seen any of 47 governors chest thumping and breaking the law ... [so] we can not allow the Governor to go free after destroying property that has cost taxpayers money to put up," Marwa said.

He said Joho will be arrested and charged with criminal offence.

But the Governor maintained that the disputed piece of land belonged to the defunct Mombasa Municipal Council.

The land had been used as a dump site by the county before the wall was built around it last year.

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