Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho was recently interviewed by Lillian Muli for Citizen T.V. Joho granted her a candid interview and spoke about many diverse topics like the source of his wealth.
One of the claims that have circulated is that the politician was involved in nefarious activities like drug trafficking. Lillian put him to task about that claim. He replied:
THEY ARE ATTACKING ME BUT BECAUSE THEY ARE FOCUSED ON SOME BUSINESS INVOLVEMENT. IT MEANS THAT THERE ARE MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY THAT CANNOT DEFEND THEMSELVES. SO THE ONLY WAY I AM ABLE TO DO THAT FOR THEM IS THROUGH A LEGAL PROCESS.
He added ruefully:
10 YEARS DOWN THE LINE IF THERE WAS SOME TRUTH, SOME KIND OF ACTION WOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN. YOU CAN’T TRY TO BUILD ON A NARRATIVE FOR 10 YEARS WITH NO ENDING AND FOR ME, IT IS A NON-ISSUE, IT’S BEEN THERE. IN KISWAHILI, WE WOULD SAY, “HIYO REKODI INAENDA KUTOBOKA SASA”.
He revealed that he found the time every day to oversee the running of his businesses. He even said that if he got home at midnight he would still take a look at how his businesses were being run.
And the reason for his diligence with his businesses? He views the businesses as a fallback plan in the future.