Its hot, 2022 general election politics is getting fiery by the day as barely a day after Jubilee Party Vice-Chair David Murathe went on an all-out assault on Deputy President William Ruto’s presidential ambitions, he has resigned from his position in the ruling party.
Announcing the unprecedented move on Sunday afternoon, Murathe said he cannot continue serving as Jubilee Vice Chairman considering his bid to block Deputy President William Ruto from vying for presidency in 2022.
“I now find that it is no longer tenable to stay on as the party vice-chairman, given that I will have to sit in the same National Executive Council with a man I am taking to court to block from running for president,” he said.
Addressing the media in Nairobi, Murathe said he will be heading to the Supreme Court to seek interpretation on the deputy president’s term and whether a holder of the position can serve as a president.
“Section 148 of the Constitution says nobody can run for Deputy President for more than two terms. And why does it say that? Because Section 142 also says nobody can run for President for more than two terms, and this presidency is a pair… If for whatever reason the president is not able to carry out his functions, who becomes the president?
“And we are not joking, we will go to the supreme court. All I can tell you is that, at least now people have started to sober up. We have heard them say they don’t mind nominations. There is no chest-thumping.”
Do you think Murathe’s decision to resign is a sane decision or was he pushed?