Jeremiah Kioni suffers heavy blow as he attempts to fight Jubilee ouster

The Registrar of Political Parties Ann Nderitu has brushed off Jeremiah Kioni's questions on the legality of Jubilee’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Friday that approved his suspension as the party Secretary General.

This comes after Kioni had alleged that the NEC meeting had been held without the members adhering to the stipulations of the law, thereby calling for his suspension to be revoked.

However, in a statement on Wednesday, Ms. Nderitu dismissed this claim, maintaining that Kioni’s ouster was well within the party’s constitution.

“This office acknowledges receipt of your letter dated February 13, 2023, on claims of an illegal Jubilee Party National Executive Council meeting held on February 10, 2023,” wrote Ms. Nderitu.

“Upon review of the documents of the NEC meeting submitted to this office by the Deputy Secretary General, it is noted they have met the requisite threshold of convening and holding a meeting.”

The Registrar OF Political Parties, who had on Tuesday acknowledged Kioni’s ouster, cited different articles in the party’s constitution regarding the duties of NEC members and the general provisions of the law.

The former President Uhuru Kenyatta-led Jubilee Party last week suspended Kioni, Vice Chairperson David Murathe, as well as National Treasurer Kagwe Gichohi over what it termed as their conduct of the political outfit’s affairs.

The party’s NEC members also resolved to pull the party out of the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition party and process the modalities of establishing a working relationship with the ruling Kenya Kwanza alliance.

The Registrar has since asked the Jubilee leadership to observe provisions of the Azimio coalition agreement on the exit of a member party, in strict observance of the roles of respective party organs.