By correspondent
Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has said he will sue the national government over its move to transfer services of the port of Mombasa to Naivasha.
Mr. Joho said his past assertions about the national government’s intent to rail cargo out of port to mainland has to come pass, a move that he said will seriously cripple Mombasa’s fledgling economy.
“When I told you that the port services were being shifted, you made a mockery out of it and you laughed at me. But you are now implementing it; I am even contemplating going to court,” Mr Joho said on Thursday.
The governor said the new condition that certain cargo be transported through the Standard Gauge Railway will destabilize the freight industry that employs thousands of youth.
Speaking during the launch of a maternity theatre at Tudor Sub-County Hospital in Mombasa, Mr Joho said young people, who were working in the clearing and forwarding sector, will certainly lose their jobs if this directive lasts.
“How can a government compete with its own people? You are supposed to facilitate so that citizenry can prosper” he asked
“But we have a situation where people are being undermined. We won’t stop speaking our minds due to fear of being denied certain favours because life, wealth and leadership are God-given, no one can take them from you,” he said.
