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The unity lie behind the newly formed Jubilee party

Few days ago, President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the formation of a new political party named Jubilee Party. This was done at state house, a national office that was turned into the Headquarter of the newly formed party. This was not the first time the president was using this national office for private party business as when he received the instruments of the new party, it was still done at state house. It is for this reason I won’t be surprised if state house colors will change from the traditional white with red carpets to the new party colors.

In his maiden speech of the newly formed party, President Kenyatta was categorical that he wanted to leave a legacy in the corridors of political parties. But if we walk down the memory lane, we can all recall that bringing political parties together for one to ascend to power was not a first one by Uhuru for when the opposition wanted to end the KANU era, they ended up with NARC KENYA that did send retired president to state house. But this being Kenya, we all know what happened then with Kibaki ending up in PNU, which too invoked the unity thing while Raila ended up with ODM Kenya.

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