Since 2022 succession politics took over the 2019 waves, Deputy President William Ruto’s allies have not been seeing an eye with those opposed to him. Some of his allies have been blaming the handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition chief Raila Odinga.
Following Jubilee Party’s decision of not fielding a candidate in the Embakasi South upcoming by-elections, an aspirant in the race and some MPs have protested the Party’s decision to pull out of the mini-polls.
Rashid Minyong’a, who planned to run on the ruling coalition ticket for the city parliamentary seat, yesterday said there was more than met the eye in Jubilee’s actions.
The decision by the ruling party has jostled some MPs allied to Deputy President William Ruto into saying the unity pact between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga should not be used to kill democracy.
Mr Minyong’a has since moved to Kenya National Congress to face off with ODM’s Irshad Sumra and Julius Mawathe of Wiper Party.
Mr Mawathe’s win was nullified by the Supreme Court. Minyong’a alluded to a wider political scheme in denying him the ticket. He said it could be because of his perceived closeness to Dr Ruto.
“Last Wednesday I had a meeting with Jubilee Secretary General Raphael Tuju at the party’s headquarters and I told him they should consider giving me a direct ticket,” said Minyong’a.
“But I was surprised when he told me he had received instructions from above that the party is not fielding a candidate because of the handshake.”
Mr Tuju said the decision not to have candidates in Ugenya and Embakasi South was to prevent a political confrontation between Jubilee and the Opposition.