Hassan Joho's father speaks about him

- Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has been a strong critic of the Jubilee government

- His father has now come out to speak about him and what he normally tells him not to do

Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho is increasingly becoming a popular figure in the Kenyan political scene thanks to his hard criticism of the Jubilee regime.

  

Hassan Joho
The Orange Democratic Party deputy party leader is a strong opposition leader Raila Odinga supporter, and has been in collision with the government over his hardliner tendencies.His father, Mzee Ali Joho, has now spoken about his son, his style of politics and perhaps what many did not know about him.

 Hassan Joho's father, Ali Joho.

Mzee Joho says that his son is a very fierce character and he inherited this from his late mother.

As a father, he always tries to cool him down and reminds him that he is a politician and a public figure.

"Ukali anao, lakini mimi najaribu kumcool namwambia usifanye ukali, si vizuri. Wewe ni mwanasiasa (He is strict, fierce, but I always try to cool him down and tell him to be calm. You are a politician)," Mzee Joho told Citizen TV.

Perhaps this explains why the governor almost came to blows with Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko a year ago when President Uhuru Kenyatta was on a month long stay in Mombasa.  

Hassan Joho with President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Sonko had taken issue with Joho's continued criticism of the Jubilee government and abused the governor in the presence of Uhuru and Ruto.