The Jubilee divide: Is the party over for ruling outfit?

The Jubilee Party headquarters in Pangani along Thika Super Highway. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard].

The pomp, glitz and colour that characterised the formation of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee Party has quickly faded, leaving the political formation a mere shell whose elected leaders admit may not be in place for the 2022 polls.

Internal wrangles, heightened suspicion that President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto – who are the party leader and deputy respectively – are pulling from different directions and an uncharacteristic sudden disinterest from the leadership have left the outfit clutching on its last straw, according to some legislators.