Mtana pledges to work with governor Joho

Tendai Lewa Mtana, he was the only independent candidate in Mombasa governor race. Photo/ Norbert Allan.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - 00:00 -- BY CHARLES MGHENYI

Tendai Lewa Mtana, Mombasa’s only independent governor candidate in the March 4 general election, has vowed to work with the Hassan Joho.
He is the second governor poll loser to pledge to work with Joho after Lawrence Macharia. Macharia attended Joho's swearing-in. Mtana said Joho invited him to work together for Mombasa residents and he canot turn down the request.
“The campaign period is over. We cannot continue politicking, but join hands with the rivals for the wellbeing of our people,” he said. Speaking to the Star on the phone, Mtana said he has pulled out of the petition which Suleiman Shahbal and other losers have filed against Joho's victory.
In the petition, Shahbal wants the court to nullify Joho's victory on grounds that the election was rigged and marred by malpractices. “I pulled out immediately after I learnt that some individuals are using the court process to settle their own scores,” Mtana said.
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