Uhuru contradicts Jubilee on Cambridge Analytica's election role

President Uhuru Kenyatta leading discussions during Africa leaders roundtable-Commonwealth business forum at Guildhall in London, on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting 2018 (CHOGM). (Photo: PSCU)

President Uhuru Kenyatta has for the first time talked about the alleged role of British data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica (CA) in last year’s General Election by denying his party hired the firm.

The president who was speaking to CNN denied ever meeting any of CA’s senior staff. His position however contradicts his Jubilee Party which last month said it paid for services from Strategic Communication Laboratories (SCL) — an affiliate of Cambridge Analytica.