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<\/div>\nWiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka (left) and party officials unveil Mike Mbuvi Sonko to be the party\u2019s Mombasa governor candidate. Ali Mbogo will be his deputy.<\/strong> [Dennis Kavisu, Standard\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Wiper has cleared former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko to contest for the Mombasa governorship. \n<\/p>\n In what could raise Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka\u2019s stakes on the negotiating table in the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition, the party gave Sonko the nod to run alongside Kisauni MP Ali Mbogo. <\/p>\n The two will face ODM\u2019s Abdulswamad Nassir in the race. Already, Kalonzo has claimed Nairobi\u2019s deputy governor post, besides lodging a spirited claim to deputy president position in the Azimio ticket.\n<\/p>\n \u201cThe results of the consultations are that Sonko becomes the Wiper governor candidate\u2026 that gives you a clear win. The effect of this announcement is that we will give a ticket to the two,\u201d Kalonzo said.<\/p>\n He claimed Mombasa cannot wait for Sonko\u2019s reign: \u201cThe whole country anticipates Sonko\u2019s return\u2026 he\u2019s loved allover. Sonko has agreed to run for a five year term, and Mbogo will take over the next election.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Kalonzo also said Sonko had agreed to cede 60 percent of his government to Mbogo, in appreciation of power dynamics of the Coastal city. Wiper has a sizeable support in the county. \n<\/p>\n [embedded content] <\/p>\n Sonko exuded confidence of replaying Nairobi\u2019s win in Mombasa. He said he deserved to fly the party\u2019s flag over Mbogo on account of his experience. He also said he was Coastal by birth and upbringing.\n<\/p>\n \u201cBesides the fact that I can run anywhere as a Kenyan, I am also born and raised in Coast. My mother is buried at the Coast,\u201d Sonko said.\n<\/p>\nKEEP READING<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n