Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir on Monday said he was βhurtβ by accusations linking him and his family to the abduction and sodomy of a blogger based in the coastal city for allegedly criticising the county government.[β¦]CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLEβΆ
The 24-year-old was allegedly abducted on September 12 by a group of about 20 county officers from his home in Bamburi.
Addressing a press conference in Mombasa, Nassir distanced himself from the βheinous actβ, terming it βshockingβ that he and his mother were accused of orchestrating the attack.
βThroughout my life, neither I nor any of my family members have crossed the line of meting out violence on anyone. Even on public platforms, my policy is never to mention anyone by name, or speaking vulgar language,β the governor said.
Nassir spoke moments after the release of his aide and County Executive Committee Member for Lands Mohamed Hussein, who was arrested on Sunday in connection with the bloggerβs assault.
βMy CEC was arrested and released for no other reason except for the fact that he has been with me through my political journey,β the governor said.
He claimed his motherβs house had been broken into twice since the incident, adding: βAs much as I feel sorry for whatever happened to this young man, the spirit of my family will not only forgive and forget but let the almighty.β
βI really hope the police get to the bottom of thisβ¦ I have passed through worse; abuse, attempts to harm me and my familyβ¦ I have every intention of clearing our name, of ensuring those behind this malignment will equally be brought to book.β
Governor Nassir claimed the blogger had sent him over 800 text messages, none of which he responded to, and that some doctors reported getting calls threatening them and βcoercing them into writing thingsβ when the victim was not in the hospitalβ¦CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ARTICLES>>>