Uhuru offers Gaucho lunch as he thanks youth who showed up at Jubilee HQ amid chaos

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has thanked the dozens of youth who showed up at the former Jubilee Party headquarters in Kileleshwa, Nairobi, on April 26 amid wrangles in the party.

Kenyatta turned up outside the offices after the chaos was witnessed following a clash between supporters of acting secretary general Kanini Kega and suspended secretary general Jeremiah Kioni.

There was pelting of stones that ended with a heavy police deployment, who lobbed teargas to disperse the supporters.

Self-proclaimed Bunge la Mwananchi president Calvince Okoth alias Gaucho was among the youth who accompanied Kenyatta as he arrived to quell the chaos.

During Monday’s National Delegates Conference (NDC) at the Ngong Racecourse in Nairobi, Uhuru praised the youth for turning up to defend their party and stand against what he described as injustice.

“I was not aware our office had been raided but even though I was alone I had to go and defend the property of my people. Some youths showed up to defend their party and resist the injustice that was taking place,” he said.

He even offered to buy Gaucho lunch after photos of him and the popular Azimio La Umoja supporter excited Kenyans online, saying, “I am thankful to them and that Gaucho they have been talking about, if I see him again I will buy you lunch, don’t worry.”

“Police were called and refused to come so these young people had to do what they had to do and God bless them and may they keep up the strong work.”

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Kenyatta at the same time lashed out at what appeared to be goons who attacked his family’s Northlands farm in Kiambu in March.

The unknown people invaded the Kenyatta land along the Nairobi Eastern Bypass, cut down trees and made away with sheep.

The former president said: “Those who have been doing whatever they are doing thinking God sleeps, God doesn’t sleep and one day they will face it.”

“Myself and my family we appreciate the much you have done. And I believe that justice will, and must eventually prevail, be it in a year or two years, justice will prevail because God is alive and doesn’t sleep.”

Uhuru convened Monday’s meeting to review, formulate and approve party policies; receive a status report from the National Executive Committee and consider and approve any other matters.