Kanini Kega-led Jubilee faction announces ‘genuine’ NDC

Kanini Kega-led Jubilee faction announces ‘genuine’ NDC

File image of EALA MP Kanini Kega.

The Jubilee Party faction led by East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA) Member of Parliament Kanini Kega has announced a Special National Delegates Convention (SNDC) next month.

The team aligned with President William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza Alliance held a meeting on Tuesday where they resolved to hold the SNDC at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre on July 22.

"The meeting noted and agreed with the Determination of the Internal Disputes Resolution Committee (IDRC) dated 30th May, 2023 which declared the meeting held on 22nd May, 2023 at Ngong Racecourse as null and void. The meeting also noted that the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) wrote a letter dated 29th May, 2023 that is in the public domain and which confirmed that the said meeting did not follow due process," Kega said in a statement.

Kega contended that the delegates meeting hosted by former President Uhuru Kenyatta on May 22 at the Ngong Racecourse, was unlawful. As a result, he stated that the Kenyatta allies' leadership changes during the NDC have no legal ramifications.

"In light of the above, we wish to inform our members that the purported changes in the leadership of our Party made at the said meeting are of no legal consequence," he said.

He stated that the party has informed the Speaker of the National Assembly that the Jubilee leadership in the House is unchanged, including the position of deputy Minority Whip held by Nominated Senator Sabina Chege.

— Kanini Kega, CBS (@kaninikega1) June 6, 2023

This comes after the EALA MP dismissed the May NDC which resolved to expel him together with other elected and nominated leaders.

Kega said the convention was illegal as the internal disputes resolution committee had stayed the special NDC pending the determination of a dispute challenging the meeting.

Jubilee has been embroiled in leadership wrangles after the Kanini Kega-led faction made leadership changes which saw Kenyatta ousted as party leader, Chege nominated as the acting party leader while Kega replaced Kioni as Sec-Gen.

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