Plan for a coastal political party divides local leaders
Wiper Democratic Movement Party Chairman Chirau Ali Makwere speaking during the launch of the digital online leadership registration in Nairobi on September 14, 2020.
Mr Mwakwere, Coast Wiper Party chairman, said he would not shift his loyalty to another outfit.
Some local leaders say parties with a national outlook never consider the needs of coastal people.
Former Matuga MP and Cabinet Minister Chirau Ali Mwakwere has dismissed calls for the formation of a political party that will champion the interests of the Coast.
Mr Mwakwere said the region needs to rally behind a national party, and termed the campaign a waste of time. Leaders calling for the outfit harbour outdated ideas, he said.
