Headache for Uhuru and Ruto as scramble for top party posts starts

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto commission the rehabilitated Mkanda Dam water supply project in Mwabandari, Kwale County. Also present was Lunga Lunga MP Abdalla Mwashetani. [PHOTO: PSCU]

Nairobi: President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto are facing a fresh dilemma in picking Jubilee Party interim officials without hurting political partners in the merger.

Apart from the scramble for 19 key slots up for grabs in the new outfit, the merger process is also being threatened by court orders barring some of the dissolving parties from closing shop ahead of the official launch on Saturday. Various political parties and groups yesterday made known their demands for the crucial positions in the new outfit, which Uhuru and Ruto will use to vie for re-election in next year's polls.