The Rift Valley Council of Elders yesterday challenged President Uhuru Kenyatta to state whether he still supports Deputy President William Ruto’s 2022 presidential bid.
A five hour crisis meeting between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto on Friday brought to the fore the simmering tensions within the Jubilee party and the desperate attempts by the two leaders to save what appears to be a party and, by extension, a government in crisis.
Deputy President William Ruto and Majority Leader Aden Duale were on Wednesday forced to quell Senate Majority Leader Kipchumba Murkomen who was to be removed as the chairman of Rift Valley Parliamentary group.
A meeting of Rift Valley MPs on Wednesday night resolved to end the mistrust rocking the Jubilee Party.The leaders also resolved to reach out to Mount Kenya leaders to increase Deputy President William Ruto's chances of ascending to presidency in 2022.
MPs from the Coast yesterday declared their support for Deputy President William Ruto, days after ODM announced it will initiate disciplinary measures against lawmakers who do not toe the party line.
Political allies of Deputy President William Ruto and opposition leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday clashed over a lifestyle audit proposed by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Revelation that two new political parties with links to Deputy President William Ruto are in the works could threaten the already bad blood and suspicions in the Jubilee Party.
The bureaucrats out to block Deputy President William Ruto’s bid to become President are in incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta’s office, Senator Kipchumba Murkomen has said.