Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Sheriff Nassir was forced to intervene on Wednesday when the offices of Radio Rahma, which he owns, were raided for alleged arrears.
In a video circulating online, the Governor was seen clashing with a group of men who appeared to have forced their way into the establishment without management’s permission.
However, the governor insisted that he was unaware of the arrears in question.
He also questioned why the men had not gone through the proper processes to resolve the situation, if their claims were legitimate.
“You came here, and everyone I have talked to is saying that they are not aware of the arrears, I think you have been sent to harass us,” stated Nassir.
Radio Rahma, an Islamic radio station situated in Mombasa, broadcasts to residents of the Coast.
Further, Nassir linked the raid to his decision to ban sale and distribution of muguka in his county. He summed it up as a retaliatory attack over how firm he had stood on the matter.
“If you have been sent here to harass us, we will take this matter even further, if this has been occasioned by the ban on Muguka, you will not intimidate us,” added Nassir.
