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Omar accuses Nassir of being held hostage by external forces

East African Legislative Assembly MP Hassan Omar. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

East African Legislative Assembly MP Hassan Omar has claimed that Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir was being held hostage by forces that controlled his predecessor Hassan Joho.

Omar slammed Nassir over his recent decision to block philanthropist and the proprietor of Mombasa Cement Hasmukh Patel from helping the needy particularly clearance of medical bills.

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