I Won't Surrender My Passport, Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho Vows

Mombasa governor Ali Hassan Joho has vowed not to surrender his passport to government, even if the state suspends it.

Joho is among National Super Alliance (Nasa) leaders who the government is said to be targeting in the ongoing crackdown on opposition figures involved in the swearing-in of Raila Odinga.

Speaking to the press in Mombasa on Wednesday, Joho said had not received any notice of the suspension of his passport and even if he receives one, he won't surrender the travel document.

"Even if, and when, the order is made, I will not hand it over," he said, adding that he learned of the government's move through the media.

He vowed to resist any attempt to take away the passport, noting that he acquired it legally.

"Let them dare," he said.

Joho, Nasa strategist David Ndii, Siaya senator James Orengo, former Machakos senator Johnson Muthama, Homa Bay Women Representative Gladys Wanga and business mogul Jimmy Wanjigi are among opposition figures whose passports were revoked on Tuesday.