Jubilee vice-chairperson David Murathe has dismissed Deputy President William Ruto’s 2022 presidential bid and called on Rift Valley to produce another candidate.
Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has called for a change in the Jubilee Party leadership in the wake of a political storm triggered by vice-chairman David Murathe, who scoffed at Deputy President William Ruto’s bid to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2022.
Deputy President William Ruto appears to be quietly working to displace President Uhuru Kenyatta as the political kingpin in central Kenya, winning over local leaders and dramatically expanding his influence, interviews show.
Jubilee Party parliamentary leaders allied to Deputy President William Ruto on Monday expressed fury at the comments made on Sunday by Mr David Murathe, President Uhuru Kenyatta's right-hand man, suggesting that they had failed the president.
The Nairobi governor has been accused of nominating lawyer Miguna Miguna as his deputy to pre-empt his impeachment. Jubilee Party Vice Chairman David Murathe claimed that Governor Mike Sonko had named the lawyer to divert attention from questions about his performance