Jubilee coup plotters face axe
A section of Jubilee lawmakers has sent packing their top officials in a resolution reached at during the National Executive Committee meeting in Nakuru.
The meeting purportedly convened by MPs who recently met President William Ruto at State House, Nairobi decided to severe its relationship with the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party.
Although, according to the Jubilee Party constitution, its the party leader, in this case, former President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is mandated to convene the meeting the disgruntled members convened the meeting without their officials and decided to suspend three party officials
In the new lineup, East Africa Legislative Assembly(EALA) MP Kanini Kega (Azimio) has been appointed as the acting Secretary General replacing the suspended Jeremiah Kioni.
Vice Chairperson David Murathe and National treasurer Kagwe Gichohi have also been suspended, replaced by Aldas MP Adan Keynan and Kitui South Mp Rachel Nyamai respectively.
In quick successions, the current leadership led by Kioni and Murathe, called the move a bluff saying the MPs actions amount to a party coup.
Kioni downplayed the purported statements released by the ‘Nakuru faction’ saving the party constitution is very clear on how to de-whip members and the leadership.
“Who has suspended me? Did they appoint me? Did they have to go to the State House to make these illegal changes? I was not appointed at State House,” Kioni said when contacted after the Kanini-led team issued their statement.
Murathe on his part called it nonsensical.
Kioni shared Showcase letters to a number of MPs over their recent visit to the State House, where they are supposed to face a disciplinary committee to explain their actions without the blessing of the party.
On Tuesday, President Ruto hosted over 30 Jubilee members drawn from the National Assembly and the Senate, a State House dispatch confirmed that they were “back home” affirming their total support for Kenya Kwanza.
The MPs are expected to officially decamp to Kenya Kwanza at an inter-denominational prayer service in Nakuru on Sunday.
Those set to face disciplinary include; Kega, Keynan (Jubilee PG secretary), Sabina Chege (National Assembly Deputy Minority Whip) and Senator Fatuma Dullo (Minority whip).
In the notification of a petition seen by NTV, Kioni has tasked the four to respond to concerns raised by party members over their recent conduct.
Among the issues raised include acting in a manner disloyal to the Jubilee party, advancing positions contrary to their party, and demonstrating a lack of respect for party decisions and party organs.
“This is to notify you that the same petition has been forwarded to the party disciplinary committee as provided for by our constitution to process and they will be contacting you in due course,” reads the letters sent to the four by Kioni and copied to the Chairman, disciplinary Committee.
In essence, if members make good their threat then they should kiss bye-bye to positions they currently hold in parliament courtesy of Azimio Coalition.
This could also extend to Kega’s regional parliamentary seat.
Article 108 of the Constitution on party leaders states “there shall be the leader of the majority and a leader of the minority party. The leader of the majority party shall be the person who is the leader in the National Assembly of the largest party or coalition of parties.”
“This also applies to the minority leadership of the second-largest party or coalition of parties.”
UDA is the largest party in parliament followed by ODM then Jubilee comes a distant third.
If Jubilee bolts out of Azimio, they automatically lose the privilege of the leadership slots in the House, departmental committees and EALA.
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