Jubilee declare war on small defector parties

Jubilee Deputy secreary General Caleb Kositany, Secretariat Raphael Tuju (centre) and Secretary General Veronica Maina(right) address a press conference. (Photo: Willis Awandu/Standard)

Politicians defecting from Jubilee Party to smaller parties while claiming to back President Uhuru Kenyatta’s re-election have been warned. The declaration of war on the defectors came on the back of rising defections from Jubilee to outfits such as Party of National Unity (PNU), Maendeleo Chap Chap, Democratic Party, Narc-Kenya and Chama Cha Mashinani.

And to appease defectors who have cited fears the nominations might be manipulated, Jubilee’s head of secretariat Raphael Tuju yesterday announced the party would engage the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to discuss how the electoral body will conduct the party primaries including an agreeable budget.