Tuko Pamoja!! That is the ruling Party Jubilee’s slogan. Are the members of the Party still together and one united by President Kenyatta and DP William Ruto?
If the recent happenings within the circles of the Party are anything to go by, it only shows that a rebellion is brewing in Jubilee real thick and fast.
Various groups in the party and their financiers have been locking horns in what is turning out to be a fight for the heart and soul of the party.
The party is split into three factions. One is the pro-William Ruto team Tanga Tanga. Then there is the Kieleweke group, calling for a stop to campaigns for 2022 but insists that the DP will not be the party’s automatic candidate.
It is led by Nyeri Town MP Wambugu Ngunjiri. The third group oscillates between the two, with its focus on the presidency, within or without Jubilee.
Its members include Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria, Murang’a Governor Mwangi wa Iria, and former Gatanga MP Peter Kenneth.
Some have backup plans, just in case the Jubilee marriage ends in a messy divorce.
Most of the elected leaders in the larger Mt Kenya region owe their allegiance to Dr Ruto, while the losers in the last General Election have thrown their weight behind the President, hoping that his rapport with Mr Raila Odinga will give them a lifeline.