Factions emerge in Jubilee Party strongholds ahead of officials’ list

A group of women who had attended a Jubilee Party meeting at the party offices in Nakuru's Milimani Estate on October 15, 2016 run for dear life after a group of rowdy youth disrupted the meeting hitting them with rotten eggs. The meeting was called by a faction led by Naivasha businessman James Karimi to deliberate on party matters. Photo by Steve Mkawale/Standard.

Trouble is simmering among members of Jubilee Party (JP) in its strongholds of Central Kenya and Rift Valley ahead of the unveiling of interim party officials.

Even before the national officials are unveiled, leaders are jostling for positions at the grassroots ahead of party primaries. National officials are expected to be unveiled next week by President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto.