How Uhuru will handle Ruto’s invasion of Jubilee
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Uhuru will not get involved in the ongoing Jubilee party wrangles which appear to have been engineered by President Ruto
Uhuru will not get involved in the ongoing Jubilee party wrangles which appear to have been engineered by President Ruto.
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta will not get involved in the ongoing Jubilee party wrangles after a section of his allies pledged support for the government.
Speaking to the media on Friday, February 10, party Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni said that the President was concentrating on his responsibilities for maintaining international peace.
According to Uhuru’s close ally, he did not want to be drawn into trivial matters that would divert him from his continued participation in the peace negotiations between Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
His remarks were centred on the surprise suspension of Kioni and vice chairperson David Murathe by MPs who visited President William Ruto on February 8.
“He (Uhuru) will not even waste his time. Remember the work he has today on the peacekeeping mission in the region, which is likely to be expanded to other areas. We are focused on issues facing Kenyans.
‘It is not the power that you need. You need people loyal to the vision, and the party leader is never there to coerce anybody. That is not his nature,” the SG stated.
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The party SG continued, saying they were unsurprised by the action taken by the group headed by EALA MPs Kanini Kega and Sabina Chege, adding that they were acting on Ruto’s orders.
He claimed there was a plan to force Uhuru into power struggles, but insisted the former head of state would not be duped.
‘What they are trying to do with this Jubilee drama is to ruin his (Uhuru’s) reputation by dragging him into small issues that those people had been detailed to do at State House,” he stated.
Nonetheless, he stated that they would deal with the disloyal members through their party structures.
Kioni added that his suspension and that of Murathe could not stand as a decision could not be ratified in a meeting not convened by the political leader.
Notably, the defiant legislators were served with show-cause letters following their visit to the State House and the consequent decision to suspend party leaders.
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