Uhuru, Raila, and Ruto to meet today at launch of Mama Ngina water front project

Uhuru, Raila, and Ruto to meet today at Mama Ngina

Tony Mukere

January 7, 2019 9:52 AM

The meeting comes as Ruto allies warned Uhuru to disown Murathe

Uhuru, Raila, and Ruto to meet today at launch of Mama Ngina water front project

President Uhuru Kenyatta, AU High Representative for infrastructure, and Deputy President William Ruto will on Monday hold a joint public meeting during an event to meant to launch regeneration of Mama Ngina Drive recreational park in Mombasa.

Located in Mombasa Island, the park borders the Indian Ocean at the Likoni Ferry Channel, and will be upgraded at a cost of Sh1 billion.

The project is being overseen by the national government, through Tourism CS Najib Balala and will see the creation of a water park, an outdoor amphitheater, and a Swahili cultural center.

Uhuru, Raila, and Ruto to meet today at launch of Mama Ngina water front project Pulse Live Kenya

Governor Ali Hassan Joho

Coming at a time of heated political exchanges, it's widely expected that politics will dominate the event.

Launch of the project will bring together three of the country’s leading political luminaries who will be hosted by Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho.

Coast political leaders are also expected to grace the function, with politics expected to take center-stage.

The launch has come at a time of heated political exchanges as Ruto’s allies have recently been on the overdrive attacking the handshake deal between President Kenyatta and Odinga.

A close Uhuru ally, David Murathe, has further stirred the Ruto camp with bold remarks declaring that Ruto was not fit to be President.

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