When cracks in Jubilee finally tore party apart

President Uhuru Kenyatta with Deputy President William Ruto during Jamhuri Day national celebrations at Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi on December 12, 2021. [DPPS, Standard]

On September 10, 2016, President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto persuaded 12 parties to dissolve and join the Jubilee Party with a seemingly national outlook.

During the JP launch which was a flamboyant ceremony with over 10,000 delegates who filled Kasarani Sports Center, the President and his Deputy announced that it was a new dawn for Kenyan politics.