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Ruto swallows Jubilee, appoints its NEC bosses to head parastatals

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta who is also the Jubilee Party Leader at the National Delegates Convention in Nairobi Ngong Racecourse on May 22, 2023. [Samson Wire, Standard]

President William Ruto has tactfully "swallowed" the heart of the former ruling party, Jubilee, in a masterstroke that has seen its National Executive Council (NEC) members appointed to boards of parastatals.

This will effectively see the officials, who are supposed to assist former President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Ndaragwa MP Jeremiah Kioni steer the party ahead of the next elections, serve in Ruto's government.

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