Hezron Awiti Bollo
Hezron Awiti Bollo is a Kenyan businessman and politician.
Career
[edit]In 2022, Awiti Bollo, for the second time,[1] unsuccessfully ran for the office of governor of Mombasa,[2] getting 875 votes to Abdullswamad Sherrif Nassir's 119,083 votes.[3] Awiti Bollo's first governorship bid was in 2017.[1] He previously was the member of parliament representing Nyali Constituency,[4] being elected in 2013 when he was a member of the Wiper party.[1]
Awiti Bollo is the owner of Kenyan company Penguin Paper & Book Company. He is also a landlord of land near the Owino Uhuru village in the outskirts of Mombassa that was rented to Metal Refinery EPZ, the company that contaminated the village's water supply.[2] Awiti Bollo is also the chairman of the Metal Refinery EPZ.[2][5]
Awiti Bollo owns Mamba village in Mombassa from where he has operated a crocodile farm since 1995. The business has over 10,000 crocodiles that are farmed for their skin and meat.[4] Awiti Bollo owns logistics and transportation company Habo Agencies Limited, and Pili Management Consultants, a commercial and residential property company. Other companies he owns include Gtec, Visan, Benvick Warehousing and Awanad.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Awiti Bollo was married to Lucy Adhiambo and was undertaking divorce proceedings in 2019.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Awiti: Why I picked 28-year-old as my running mate". The Star. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ^ a b c Schlanger, Zoë (2018-03-18). "A Kenyan mother, disappearing Indian businessmen, and the battery factory that poisoned a village". Quartz. Archived from the original on 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ^ "ODM's Nassir Wins Mombasa Governor Seat". Kenya News Agency. 30 August 2022. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ a b c Ruto, Japhet (2023-03-29). "Crocodile millions: Owner of Mamba Village, his other properties and businesses". Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ^ Watts, Jonathan (2018-02-14). "Kenya's 'Erin Brockovich' defies harassment to bring anti-pollution case to courts". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ^ "Awiti couldn't perform in bed, wife says in divorce case". The Star. 29 May 2019. Archived from the original on 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
