Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho to be Arrested over Ksh.250,000 Fine
Mombasa County Commander Stephen Matu has issued an arrest warrant against Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho for failing to pay a Ksh250,000 fine.
Gathogo Wanjiru 
Justice Munyao Sila on May 21 directed Governor Joho to pay the said amount as a fine or face 60 days imprisonment for contempt of court.
The Mombasa governor is yet to make the payment as directed resulting in the arrest warrant being issued against him.
The Governor was found guilty of contempt of court in a case where he is accused of overseeing the demolition of private property.
Governor Joho was charged alongside Changamwe MCA, Bernard Ogutu.
In the case filed at the Environment and Land Court in 2019 by businessman Ashok Doshi, the complainant says his property was raided by Mombasa County officers on February 2, 2019, resulting in chaos and damage.
The businessman went to court and obtained an injunction that barred the Mombasa County officers and employees against accessing the plot.
Governor Joho and the Changamwe MCA are later said to have defied the court order and stormed the plot on May 10, 2019, in the company of about 100 hired goons and other political leaders including Omar Mwinyi, and caused more damage.
The businessman returned to court and successfully filed for contempt of court against the Governor and the MCA.
