A Few Days After Mohammed Ali Called Raila Kenya’s Magafuli, See What QTV’s Rashid Abdalla Said About Mombasa Governor Joho. Is This The New Trend With Journalists?

There seems to be a new trend catching up with journalists. They are more involved and comment of issues in their own capacity without the inhibition of their profession/media house.

Some have even become more of activists and way outspoken in their support of political leaders. Last week Mohammed Ali was superfluous in his praise for Raila Odinga calling him Kenya’s Magafuli. Well, today it is QFM’s Rashid Abdalla’s  turn to be the court poet. Rashid has been amazed by the work of Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho at the Coast and had this flowing tribute;

“Wapo wengi wamekuwa viongozi lakini wachache wanathamini ubinadamu.Wapo wengi ni waheshimiwa lakini wangapi wanaheshimu utu?. Kiongozi bora kipimo chake mitihani ya kimaisha. Kiongozi mwema uchu wake kukuwezesha angalau usimame kwa miguu yako bila kujali mabega ya mwenzio. Kiongozi wa kweli ni anayeishi na kauli ya SISI sio MIMI wala WALE. Kama kumuhoji radioni labda mara moja kama kukutane naye mitaani labda mara moja lakini hili alinizuhii kufahamu mienendo yake. Mungu utoa viongozi lakini hapa aliwapa mtu anayewapa fursa ya nyinyi ‘Kujiongoza wenyewe’.Sera ya ujamaa ndio nguzo kuu ya maendeleo. Mtagusano na utengamano ndio silaha ya kulinda uongozi bora. Ingawaje hakuna aliyemtimilifu lakini mapungufu yako hayawanyimii huduma, unaowatumikia. Hon. Ali Hassan Joho umenidhihirishia kwamba uwepo wako uongozini sio wa kimaslahi wala ubinafsi lakini ni ari ya kujali,kubadilisha na kuimarisha maisha ya WaMombasa bila kuangalia mirengo,dini,kabila wala tabaka. Hon. Ali Hassan Joho umenidhihirisha wazi kwamba wewe unafahamu kwamba ‘WEWE NI WAO NA BILA WAO NI WEWE JAPO KESHO YAO NI WEWE NA WAO’. Mungu nakuombea akuongoze vivyo hivyo na ushauri wangu kwako daima kumbuka miruzi mingi humpoteza mbwa. Inshallah jaza yako ipo kesho kwa Maulana. Kama wewe si wa Mombasa tafadhali mshauri aliye kiongozi wako kuiga yanayofanywa na Hon. Ali Hassan Joho. Naweza zidi kuandika na kuendelea lakini huu ni mwanzo tu ipo siku nitayachambua. Safari hii si rahisi na ina changamoto zake tafadhali wananchi mshikeni mkono huyu Hon. Ali Hassan Joho kimaoni yangu ndiye suluhisho. Akikosea kwa utaratibu mrekebisheni na akijisahau daima mumkumbushe. Akijikwaa msikimbie kumpangusa damu lakini tizameni kajikwaa nini kwani itasaidia katika kujua ipi tiba muafaka na nini cha kuzuia kujikwaa tena. Mungu ibariki Mombasa,Mungu muongoze vyema mja wako Hon. Ali Hassan Joho ili awaongoze vyema WaMombasa.”

As far as praising goes, it is hard to beat that.