Tough decisions deputy governors have to make ahead of next General Election

Kwale County Governor Salim Mvurya [left] and his deputy, Fatumaq Achani [right] comfort Hashim Salim who had been beaten and injured by a rival group near Msambweni polytechnic in Msambweni, Kwale County. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

With only 12 months to the next General Election, six deputy governors at the Coast have to decide whether to chart their own new political path, stick with their bosses or retire from politics.

Mombasa, Kwale and Kilifi deputy governors have declared their quest to replace their bosses who are serving their final terms and who they hope will endorse them.