Former Mombasa County Senator and Wiper Party Secretary-General Hassan Omar has admitted that he might campaign for President Uhuru Kenyatta in the coastal region.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with Kenyans.co.ke, the former Senator divulged that if the President asks him to join his team, he will gladly do so.
"If the President asks me to campaign for him directly then I would, he is a good political ally," he stated.
He refuted claims of having joined Jubilee after photos of him with Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko at the burial of former Public Works Principal Secretary Mariam El-Maawy emerged.
"Sonko and I have had a good working relationship. I have worked with him before. So when I saw him at the burial we just had a conversation. He did not try to poach me to join Jubilee," Omar stated.
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Mr Omar has previously been critical of his former party leader and NASA co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka accusing him of abandoning him during the Mombasa Gubernatorial race.
The former Senator admitted that President Uhuru Kenyatta would be a good partner in the political scene and an alliance between them would lead to a major power shift in Mombasa County.
Mr Omar objectively stated he would not campaign for the NASA leader Raila Odinga in the October 26 election adding that Mr Odinga’s politics were meant to crash competent, young leaders.
He affirmed that his decision to leave Wiper was for peace to prevail and for him to create his next strategy with his team.
Mr Omar admitted that a lot of allegations made by the Orange Democratic Movement were false and the party had been extremely abusive to him.
He has since filed a petition challenging Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho’s degree papers. He also wants the court to order for the scrutiny and recount of votes in all the polling stations.
Mombasa County will have a by-election according to the former Senator who said the Gubernatorial election was not free and fair.
The difference between Omar and Joho can also be traced to emerging business rivalries within the city. Omar has been associated with the city’s old money families whose businesses have outlived national political regimes.
