Choose development oriented leaders, residents told

By EUGENE OMILO

Leaders in Mombasa have urged voters in the county to be watchful of the various promises being dangled to them by aspirants seeking elective posts, lest they be duped into electing wrong leaders.

Transport Assistant minister Hassan Joho and Shariff Nassir Foundation chairman Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir instead told Mombasa residents to vote for individuals with known development records.

The two who were hosted by Makande Chief Mr. Felix Wesonga were speaking in Shimanzi, Mombasa October 8, 2012 where they opened new offices for community health workers and  boda boda operators in the area.

Joho who has declared his intention to vie for Mombasa governor said his ability for the post should be benchmarked with his development initiatives as MP for Kisauni.

“Let us not invoke the clarion call for change every time we have an election. The call for change should have a substantive basis,” said Joho adding that Kenya’s moment of change came with the gaining of independence and the writing of the new constitution.

“What we are looking for now is development conscious leaders because Kenyans already have the change they yearned for,” he said.

Mr. Nassir commended the community workers for their effort in cultivating a healthy and drug free society saying there is need for the private sector to compliment government efforts in providing social and health requirements for the citizenry.

Ms. Naima Omar of the Shimanzi Health Unit said the new offices which will serve community health  workers from different CBOs will go a long way in helping the community in the rehabilitation of drug addicts in the mostly industrial Shimanzi area as well as in dispensing ARVs drugs to AIDs patients.

She said the offices will also be a counseling centre.

On his part, Island Boda Boda operators chairman Mr. Geofrey Waira thanked the Sharrif Nassir Foundation for the help saying the office will be instrumental in coordinating boda boda operators  in the area as a way of addressing insecurity concerns and the welfare of youths in the boda boda business.

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