Uhuru given two days to respond in a new push to seal Jubilee fate
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Uhuru given two days to respond to the resolutions of his ouster by the NEC in a new push to seal Jubilee fate
Uhuru given two days to respond to the resolutions of his ouster by the NEC in a new push to seal Jubilee fate.
The fate of retired President Uhuru Kenyatta as Jubilee leader could be sealed in two days as Registrar of Political Parties Anne Nderitu moves to effect his ouster by a rival faction led by nominated MP Sabina Chege and East African Legislative Assembly member Kanini Kega.
Ms. Nderitu has given Mr. Kenyatta till Monday to reply to the NEC decision that Ms. Chege will take over as acting chairman in his place.
In an escalation of the fight for the party, the Kega faction issued a summons to Uhuru Kenyatta to appear before a disciplinary committee over alleged gross misconduct.
They gave Uhuru two days to respond to some of the accusations leveled against him before he can be dragged to make a physical appearance before the team.
“Take notice that a dispute has been filed against you and received by the Internal Dispute Resolution Committee. You are hereby required to file your response, together with any supporting documentation, with the committee within two days of this notification,” they said in a letter to the former head of state.
“You shall be notified of a hearing date when you shall be accorded an opportunity to be heard before the committee makes its final determination on the matter.”
Separately, Anne Nderitu, in another letter told Uhuru Kenyatta to file his defence before her office can resolve the leadership wrangles in the former ruling party.
The Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) is set to make a decision on whether Uhuru Kenyatta was lawfully kicked out of the party he founded in the run-up to his re-election in 2017.
The office is also expected to decide on whether he should be disciplined by the party for alleged gross misconduct of convening a parallel NEC meeting when “he had no such powers.”
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Ms. Nderitu is also set to decide the fate of the National Delegates Conference (NDC) scheduled for May 22 by Mr. Kenyatta but which the Kega team has disputed.
“The office is in the process of evaluating the documents and the substance of the resolutions therein against the Political Parties Act, 2021, and the Jubilee Party constitution,” Ms. Nderitu said in the letter dated May 8.
“In light of the above, the documents pertaining to the meeting are hereby forwarded for your information, response and other action. You are expected to submit your response within seven days of the date herein to allow this office to complete the evaluation and address the substance of the matter.”
The content of the letter yesterday angered Mr. Kenyatta’s camp, with his close ally and Jubilee Vice Chairman David Murathe accusing the registrar of helping their opponents to take over the party.
Mr. Murathe declared that Mr. Kenyatta would not respond to the “nonsensical letter”, adding that the ORPP could as well proceed to assist the Kega team to achieve their goal.
He maintained that the planned NDC would go on and dared the rival camp to attend to make leadership changes through the right process.
“Why are they afraid of coming for the delegates meeting? The final arbiter in this matter is the delegates. If they are man enough, including that registrar of parties, let them stop the NDC,” charged Mr. Murathe.
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