- Governor Joho was held and prevented from attending President Uhuru's re-launch of the Mtongwe Ferry
-The Opposition has reacted to the drama saying that the president shouldn't stop people from attending a public functions
The Opposition has again reacted after President Uhuru Kenyatta’s dramatic verbal attack on Governor Hassan Joho.
Governor Hassan Joho
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Machakos Senator Johnson Muthama, Gladys Wanga (Homa Bay woman representative) and Francis Nyenze (Kitui West MP) have reacted to the drama saying that Uhuru's recent actions are dividing the country and propagating hatred.
Machakos Senator Johnson Muthama
"Uhuru is proving to Kenyans that he is not worth being the President of this country. The President should be a symbol of unity; a unifying factor for all Kenyans," said Muthama who spoke to The Star.
"When he says a particular leader belongs to the Opposition and cannot come to his function, he clearly shows he is not a kind of person Kenyans can expect to be the President."
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Mombasa Governor Hassan Ali Joho today March 13, was barred from attending President Uhuru Kenyatta's function where he was to launch Mtongwe ferry.
Joho was on his way when he was accosted by armed GSU officers who dragged him to his office and held him there as Uhuru continued with his business.
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The incident caused an uproar on social media as many sought to understand why Uhuru stopped Joho from attending the event using #JohovsUhuru hashtag.
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Wanga said that Uhuru is trying to bring the dark days seen in the 1990s back.
"That is the highest level of a juvenile administration. Why would a popular Governor be detained and GSU deployed to his office? We are not in the dark days of the 90s. We are in 2017. No amount of intimidation will subdue supporters of the Opposition," Wanga said.
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Added Nyenze : "It is wrong to stop them because it is a public function. It is not good to stop anybody [from attending a public function]."
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Watch Uhuru relaunching the ferry on the video below: