Shahbal’s Sh12bn deal collides with 2027 Mombasa governor bid

• UDA secretary general Omar Hassan is among the latest leaders to ask Suleiman Shahbal to quit politics and focus on business.
• The Sh12 billion agreement between his GulfCap Group and DP World aims to develop a 535-acre Special Economic Zone in Jomvu.

Weeks after signing a deal to set up a Special Economic Zone in Mombasa with global logistics company DP World at State House in Nairobi, businessman Suleiman Shahbal is struggling to separate the agreement from his political ambitions.

United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party Secretary General Omar Hassan is among the latest leaders to ask the East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) MP to quit politics and focus on business.

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