Suleiman Shahbal, Senator Omar launch campaigns to dislodge Governor Joho

Mombasa County gubernatorial aspirant on a Wiper Party ticket Hassan Omar Sarai (left) with Pastor Abraham Kahindi (right) of the Marimani PEFA Church when he arrived at the church in a meet the people tour at Mwakirunge village in Kisauni constituency, June 12, 2017. Omar who is also the Mombasa County Senator said once elected as the governor will make sure all the roads in Mwakirunge are tarmacked to make the area accessable. [PHOTO BY GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD].

The ongoing political campaigns are stoking religious tension in the Coast region, leaders have warned.

In a statement signed by clerics under the Coast Interfaith Council of Clerics Trust (CICC), the leaders said tension was building in some parts of the region as some politicians sought to divide the locals along religious and tribal lines.