NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 4 – It will be full throttle for the Jubilee party in the political scene from now henceforth, the party’s parliamentary group meeting has resolved.
This was among one of the resolutions by the ruling party in a meeting that was held at Statehouse where President Uhuru Kenyatta played host.
MPs who attended the meeting revealed that since the party has not been actively engaged in politics because they have been working to deliver their manifesto to Kenyans.
“Jubilee has been silent because it has been at work. Now that the political season is with us, it’s moving into politics,” Uhuru said.
Despite Kenyatta exiting the political scene after completing his 10-year constitutional term as the head of state, the party has agreed to have him steer the party in the 2022 general elections.
“Uhuru Kenyatta will continue as the Jubilee Party Leader, even as the Party enters into the political season. He will lead the party to achieve the goals and objectives stipulated,” a source alluded.
The meeting at Statehouse comes days before the party’s National Delegates Convection slated on the Feb 25 and 26th at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC).
The delegates conference is expected to ratify support for Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Leader Raila Odinga in the presidential race.
At the same time ratify the merger between Jubilee-ODM ahead of the polls. Already the party vice chair David Murathe had signaled that the party had resolved to have Odinga as their candidate in the August 9th political duel.
“The Jubilee party will seek to get into coalition with like minded parties and support a presidential candidate with whom we share common ideals, who will treat us with respect and with whom we can form the next government as an anchor partner to continue with the work done during the last ten years,” he said.
This an apparent reference to Deputy President William Ruto who has since fallen out from the party as is expected to be axed as the deputy leader of the political outfit in Jubilee’s NDC.
Ruto stormed out of the party after he was declared persona non grata, taking with him a majority of members including elected leaders and lawmakers.
He took over the Party for Development and Reforms (PDR), a Jubilee coalition member and rebranded the formation to the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) triggering a mass exodus.
Other Jubilee Party members moved to smaller regional outfits amid an outcry from a section of the membership that the party had lost its touch with the populace following multiple by-election losses.
Jubilee party leadership now having the headache of mobilizing numbers to join the outfit and ensure they gunner majority of the seats in the six elective seats.
“Jubilee party will now enter into a period of aggressive recruitment and political activities including rebranding, recruitment, coalition building, nominations etc. in the preparations for the forthcoming 2022 elections,” the source who sought anonymity stated.
