Nelson Marwa yesterday asked anyone to dare disrupt today's election warning that they will meet the force of the state.
NASA leaders in the region maintained that they will stop the presidential rerun from taking place at the Coast, claiming it has already been rigged.
Leaflets had also been circulated warning those who will dare vote that their hands would be chopped off. The leaflets had been linked to MRC.
Marwa says the election will proceed in all the six counties in the region and that adequate security has been put in place. He warned both politicians and MRC against attempts to disrupt the election.
“If they are men enough, let them dare the government tomorrow,” Marwa said.
He was speaking at his office in Mombasa.
Shortly after, NASA leaders led by Mombasa Deputy Governor William Kingi, MPs Omar Mwinyi (Changamwe) and Mishi Mboko (Likoni) and all the county's 42 MCAs called a press conference and announced that there will be no election in Mombasa.
“There will be no election tomorrow. Justice Odunga has already ruled that all the returning officers were appointed illegally. We ask our supporters not to vote tomorrow,” Kingi said.
MRC spokesman Rashid Mraja also addressed a press conference where he disowned leaflets that had warned residents against voting.
Marwa said police will conduct air, sea and land patrols to ensure adequate security for voters.
“You can take this to the bank. Adequate security measures have been put in place,” Marwa said.
He noted that there has been an influx of youth in Mombasa, putting police on high alert.
“I hope they have come to relax in Mombasa. If they have anything else, they will meet the law,” Marwa said.
Mwinyi said Jubilee wanted to impose a sham election on Kenyans to legitimise their grab on power.
“We want an election in which all Kenyans have faith in,” Mwinyi said.
Marwa said police had mapped out specific hot spot areas which they thought might experience violence and put in adequate measures for maximum security.
“We have secured every part of the region. We have secured the sea, the air and the land. We do not have any particular concerns,” Marwa said.
This speaks to the level of confidence the security apparatus have in their security arrangements.
On Tuesday, Lamu politician Rishad Amana asked residents to remain at home, saying more police had been deployed to the area to intimidate them.
“They should not leave their homes because the government is looking for reasons to shoot and kill them,” Amana said.