Jubilee Party vice chairman David Murathe resigned from the party saying his continued stay in the ruling outfit is no longer tenable.
He has, however, maintained that his position that DP William Ruto is not fit to lead the country still stands.
On Saturday, the Jubilee boss said he will move to the Supreme Court to seek an advisory opinion on whether the Deputy President should be allowed to run for the highest office after serving two terms.
Murathe’s attacks on Ruto have, however, been criticised by Ruto’s allies and Jubilee leaders from Central region who have said they do not represent their views.
The leaders said their support for Ruto’s 2022 bid is unwavering.
Bahati MP Kimani Ngunjiri and his Nyeri counterpart Ngunjiri Wambugu among other MPs had called on President Uhuru Kenyatta to rein on Murathe and stop his utterances against Ruto.
Wambugu said Murathe had gone against the president’s stand that he does not want premature debates on the 2022 presidential elections because of its divisive nature.
However, while appearing on KTN News in an interview dubbed Check Point, Murathe revealed that there are lot of leaders in Jubilee who share his sentiment. Does this mean that the fearless Murathe is speaking for a majority in Jubilee who fear speaking out?
David Murathe: There are lot of leaders within Jubilee who share my sentiments #Checkpoint pic.twitter.com/84E7FNV4Ps
— KTN News Alerts (@KTNNewsKE) January 6, 2019
He has hence maintained that he is going to do anything possible to stop Ruto including starting STOP RUTO movement.
He argues that many issues of corruption are following Ruto, making him unfit for 2022.
David Murathe: There are so many issues of corruption following him, people are wondering what happens if he becomes number one #Checkpoint pic.twitter.com/gHLjt9JkgK
— KTN News Alerts (@KTNNewsKE) January 6, 2019