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Kikuyu, Kalenjin communities will not be part of Uhuru’s succession plan, hints Waiguru

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Kikuyu and Kalenjin communities will not be part of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s 2022 succession plan, Kirinyaga County governor Anne Mumbi has hinted.

According to the County chief, the communities can be accommodated in an expanded executive.

Speaking in Mombasa during Team Embrace rally, the former devolution minister said she will not be threatened or intimidated to stop the push to expand the national executive.

“We cannot have a situation where two communities can conspire and capture power because of their numerical strength,” she said. 

“Let us have an expanded executive. Kikuyus and Kalenjins cannot stay in power forever. We have many communities which also deserve to lead,” she said.

She also said time has come for Kenyans to support President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga’s Handshake.

Waiguru has previously been criticized by Kenyans over her recent support for Raila, but she has been insisting to support him as far as handshake is concerned.

Raila was Waiguru’s strongest critic while she was serving as devolution minister, with Raila implicating her in the multi-million NYS scandal.

With this renewed relationship between the two, do you think Waiguru is endorsing Raila for 2022 presidency now that she has insisted that Uhuru’s successor will neither be a Kalenjin nor a Kikuyu?

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VIDEO: Oscar Sudi’s latest jibe at Uhuru, Moi that might come back to haunt him

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi has yet again taken a swipe at President Uhuru Kenyatta, accusing him of alleged hypocrisy, revisiting circumstances surrounding Mau eviction.

The legislature is now reading malice in the eviction, arguing that Uhuru opposed the evictions in 2009 and even attended a fundraiser to help the victims resettle.

The firebrand MP also insisted that Uhuru’s family should consider donating around 7,000 Ha and Daniel Moi’s family 10,000 Ha, adding that the two families own grabbed land.

“My humble request to Uhuru over Mau evictions is that he fundraised for this people when Raila Odinga was chasing them. He came in 2013 and asked them to vote for him. What Happened after 2017 that makes him to plot to kick them away?

“Stop damaging the lives of the poor because you’re not going to contest. Children in Mau are like those in your house. If you want to chase them, you have over 50,000 Ha. Give them around 7,000 because after all the land is not yours,” insisted Sudi.

The government is set to flush out over 10,000 people from the water catchment, a move that has been opposed by a section of leaders from Rift Valley.

Watch Sudi’s video below:

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John De’Mathew’s hand in Uhuru’s ICC case

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

President Uhuru Kenyatta has revealed fallen Kikuyu musician John DeMathew’s hand in his International Criminal Court (ICC) case.

Speaking during the late musician’s burial in Mukurwe, Muranga County on Saturday, the head of state said DeMathew lent him a helping hand when he was facing crimes against humanity at the ICC.

President Kenyatta, however, did not indicate how  the musician helped him during the case.

This followed Uhuru’s implication in the 2007 post election violence which left hundreds of Kenyans dead and thousands displaced.

The Head of State added that DeMathew also played a major role in his campaigns, before his election in 2013, and reelection in the 2017 polls.

“John De’Mathew supported me as a person. During the ICC cases and during the campaigns. (John De Mathew alinisaidia sana kama mtu binafsi, nilipokuwa kwenye kesi ya ICC na baadaye nilipokuwa nikitafuta kura),”

He lauded him as man who committed himself to bring people together, adding that reports about his death really shocked him.

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Uhuru’s message to Kenyans after being enumerated

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

President Uhuru Kenyatta and First Lady Margaret Kenyatta were among the first Kenyans to be enumerated in the 2019 National Population and Housing Census exercise that kicked off on Saturday evening.

In a brief address after the enumeration exercise, the President reiterated his earlier call to Kenyans to participate in the national exercise so as to provide the government with appropriate data for purposes of planning national development programs.

“Mine is to say that I have formally gone through the process. We’ve completed that exercise with my family,” the President said.

“Once again I reiterate that this is an exercise that’s geared towards helping us plan for your future. It is an exercise that is geared towards better utilization of your taxes to ensure that they get to the people. You cannot plan if you do not have the right statistics,” he added.

Present during the exercise was Treasury CS Ukur Yatani who said the exercise had taken off smoothly across the country.

“The exercise has taken off in every part, every enumeration area of this country and so far we are registering good progress. We have not had any major hitches anywhere,” the CS Yatani told the President.

Others present were the Principal Secretary for National Planning Torome Saitoti, Treasury Chief Administrative Secretary Nelson Gaichuhie, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Board Chairman Peter Kiguta and Nairobi Regional Coordinator Wilson Njega.

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Uhuru appoints new NLC chairperson

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Gershom Otachi Omanwa as the new National Land Commission chairperson.

The President on Monday also appointed nine members to the commission – four women and five men – with former Labour CS Kazungu Kambi among the appointees.

Otachi will take over from his predecessor Muhammad Swazuri whose term came to an end in February after a six-year term.

Other members to the Commission include Esther Murugi Mathenge, James K. Tuitoek, Getrude Nduku Nguku, Reginald Okumu, Hubbie Hussein Al-Haji, Alister Murimi Mutugi and Tiya Galgalo.

The National Assembly is expected to approve the names appointed by Uhuru before being directed to the relevant Departmental Committee.

Former MPs, MCAs and governors had sort to be considered in recruitment for NLC members.

They have filed a case in court challenging the NLC Act that bars them.

Former Members of Parliament Association (FOPA) Kenya claims Section 8 (3) of the NLC discriminates greatly against them as it stops them from applying for recruitment as members of the NLC.

They include former MPs, senators, MCAs and governors.

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Uhuru announces end of National exams in Primary Schools

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced the end of the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) for pupils who will undergo the newly introduced Curriculum Based Curriculum (CBC).

was speaking during the third national Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) conference held at the KICC.

“There would be no examinations in standard 6, which shall ensure that we now have 100 per cent transition from primary through to secondary school,” he declared.

The head of state also revealed that the task force formed by CS George Magoha had come up with recommendations stating that the lower secondary, which is grade 7,8 and 9 should now be domiciled in the secondary schools.

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Inside Ruto allies plot to shoot down Raila’s referendum bill

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Members of Parliament allied to Deputy President Dr William Ruto have vowed to mount a vigorous campaign to shoot down the referendum bill if “it is pushed down the throats of Kenyans.”

According to reports by a local daily, the lawmakers have warned that they have the wherewithal to mount a massive campaign against the public vote which they claimed is “predicated on selfish political interests.”

“We don’t fear a referendum at all. Let them bring it on,” said Soy MP Caleb Kositany, one of the few politicians in Ruto’s coterie. “At the end of the day, we will respect the decision of the majority of Kenyans. Let us meet at the ballot.”

Kandara’s Alice Wahome said Kenyans who voted for Uhuru and Ruto in 2017 are intact and would reject the plebiscite, despite Uhuru joining “the official opposition”.

“We haven’t crossed over and we haven’t changed our minds. We keep promises,” Wahome stated.

She claimed that President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Raila Odinga might as well have hatched a plot to destroy Ruto’s 2022 presidential ambitions.

“Nobody fears a referendum at all. What we are opposed to is a referendum that seeks to enable a few people to get power. We already know, for example, who wants to be Prime Minister and the two deputies,” she was quoted by the Star

The controversial MP, however, reminded Uhuru that the Ruto allies were not about to abandon the DP.

The warning shot from the DP’s brigade is the clearest signal yet that Ruto could be weighing his options, including a political duel with his boss.

Such a contest will likely leave him thoroughly bruised as the country’s political bigwigs have closed ranks to support constitutional change.

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Mudavadi’s 15-member think tank that will see him outshine Ruto, Raila in 2022

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Amani National Congress Party Leader Musalia Mudavadi has tapped into political think tanks, some of which previously worked for President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition chief Raila Odinga ahead of his 2022 political gameplan.

According to a local daily, the 15-member think tank includes Eliud Owallo, a management consultant whose firm, Eluid and Associates, has been bagging huge consultancy work in and out of government.

In 2013, Owallo worked as Raila’s presidential campaign manager, but the two fell out in the run-up to the 2017 polls after contesting the Kibra parliamentary seat.

Also advising Mudavadi is lawyer Sam Karanja who chaired Jubilee’s Appeals Tribunal.

He was among the drafters of Jubilee Party election laws as well as rules and regulations.

Others are Eric Wafukho, George Musyoka and David Kabeberi.

Wafukho, a leadership and governance consultant, served on the Nasa Policy, Research and Strategy Team in 2017.

Musyoka, on the other hand, was the 2017 Team Uhuru campaign coordinator for Machakos, Makueni and Kitui counties for the Jubilee Party and President Kenyatta’s presidential campaign.

Kabeberi, an accounting and financial expert, was involved in Kibaki and Uhuru’s campaigns as a political strategist, especially in fundraising

To manage his communication unit, the ANC Party leader recently hired well-known media personality Jimmi Gathu as his new media liaison boss.

The politburo’s mandate is to develop new political strategies and come up with what some insiders have described as a new “unstoppable” Mudavadi”

He has also set up a presidential campaign secretariat on posh Riverside Drive in Nairobi, away from the ANC offices in Lavington.

Having become MP at only age 28, Mudavadi is a wealthy man and can comfortably finance a good political campaign from his personal resources.

He also has deep connections with Kenya’s wealthiest families including ex-President Daniel Moi’s family, which backed his election in 2013.

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Uhuru & Wife Treated to Posh Party in Jamaica [PHOTOS]

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

President Uhuru Kenyatta and First Lady Margaret Kenyatta were, on Monday evening, hosted to a state dinner by Jamaica’s Governor-General, Patrick Allen, and his wife, Lady Allen, at King’s House in Kingston, Jamaica.

The State banquet was graced by Prime Minister Andrew Holness and the Jamaica Leader of Opposition, Peter Phillips, as well as the Kenyan delegation accompanying the President.

Uhuru, donned in a black suit, white shirt and a black tie, was granted the honour of addressing the guests at the elegant dinner.

President Uhuru addressing guests at the classy party in Jamaica August 6, 2019

The Kenyan President had earlier on paid a floral tribute at the shrine of Jamaican national hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey.

Several other Kenyan dignitaries such as Cabinet Secretary Sports, Amina Mohammed were also present at the classy party.

The pomp and colour marked Uhuru’s first day, on his 4-day state visit to the Carribean nation, with both leaders pledging to deepen bilateral and people-to-people ties for the benefit of the two countries.

Besides the signing of several agreements, the two leaders and their delegations held a bilateral meeting during which plans to introduce air transport connections between Kenya and Jamaica were discussed.

“Our national carrier now has scheduled direct flights from Nairobi to New York,but we would like to see flights flying from the East Coast to the West Coast of Africa and directly to Jamaica, and through Jamaica to the rest of the Caribbean as a true way of deepening our partnership,” President Kenyatta maintained, during a joint press conference earlier during the day.

Uhuru is expected take up the role of the chief guest, during the 57th Jamaica Independence Day celebrations on Tuesday.

Here are some photos from the classy state banquet:

Governor-General Patrick Allen of Jamaica and his spouse Lady Allen (Left-hand side) and the Kenyattas make their way to the banquet August 6, 2019
From left Prime Minister Andrew Holness, Lady Allen, Governor-General Patrick Allen, Uhuru Kenyatta and his wife Margaret at the party August 6, 2019
Margaret Kenyatta pictured at the elegant gala August 6, 2019
DIgnitaries at the state party held in honour of Uhuru Kenyatta pose for a photo August 6, 2019
Governor-General Patrick Allen of Jamaica and his spouse Lady Allen (Left-hand side) and the Kenyattas make their way to the banquet August 6, 2019
President Uhuru addressing guests at the classy party in Jamaica August 6, 2019.
Dignitaries pictured at the state banquet in Jamaica August 6, 2019
President Uhuru Kenyatta and other dignitaries pictured at the posh gala August 6, 2019

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Atwoli cries foul as ‘rude’ Uhuru’s aides ignore his phone calls

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

He has been vocal and commanding, with him at some point insinuating that Deputy President William Ruto’s name will not be on the ballot come 2022. But is it guaranteed that he commands everyone? Well, Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) secretary general Francis Atwoli is now crying foul over President Uhuru Kenyatta’s aides and security chiefs for ignoring his calls.

Speaking to the press in his offices in Nairobi, the Central Organisation of Trade Union boss said unlike Francis Muthaura and other aides of former President Mwai Kibaki, Uhuru’s aides are rude. 

He accused them of colluding with cartels to lie to the President over the Portland Cement land saga. 

“They don’t receive my calls. If [Interior CS Fred] Matiang’i does not receive my call, how can he receive a call from a common mwananchi?” Atwoli asked. 

The Cotu chief criticised Uhuru’s administration and urged him not to take the advice of his aides on anything concerning the land.

Atwoli said he is a trustee of NSSF which has 28 per cent of shares in the 4,700 acres of Portland. 

“I and millions of other Kenyans are part of the land. We have shares there and we cannot allow cartels to lie to the President and steal land from Kenyans. No one has said that Portland has free land to give to the state,” he said.

He warned President Kenyatta to be keen if he wanted to achieve his agenda. 

Atwoli urged the state to follow the right channel if it wanted to take the land, failure to which the matter will be taken to court.

“I want President Uhuru to get this right from us. There is no free land from Portland. If anyone needs this land let him follow the right procedure.”

The Cotu chief added that he was ready to die if cartels need to eliminate him to achieve “their vision of stealing from Kenyans” but said that justice will prevail even after his death. 

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Take up opposition role and lead Kenya to promised land, Tangatanga MP told

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi has asked vocal Jubilee lawmaker belonging to tanga tanga group Hon Oscar Sudi to take up the opposition mantle and lead Kenyans to the Promised Land.

Through his twitter handle, Ahmednasir asked the Kapsaret MP to take up the role since he has been claiming that the Country has no opposition to the ruling government.

“Let us manage the traffic Hon Sudi. Now that you claim Kenya has no opposition to the JUBILE government in power, and we know many Kenyans are waiting for an opposition MESSAIAH, take the mantle and lead us to the PROMISED LAND,” tweeted the lawyer.

Lawyer Abdullahi’s remarks come a day after the Kapsraet lawmaker dared President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William ruto to resign.

In an interview with journalists at his Eldoret home on Wednesday, Sudi accused President Kenyatta’s administration of being the most incompetent since independence.

He further claimed that president Kenyatta’s administration was the worst in history and was allegedly running down the country’s economy.

“Ukiona Rais hawezi kukutana na viongozi na Governors na senators wanaandamana kwa barabara iko shida  (when you a president who cannot meet with governors and senators forcing them to take to the streets just know we have a problem,” said Mr Sudi.

His comments came barely hours after President Kenyatta doing a mini cabinet reshuffle that saw Henry Rotich sacked as Treasury Cabinet Secretary with Amb Ukur Yattani coming in as his replacement.

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Do not drag me into your stupidity, Moses Kuria turns down Oscar Sudi’s offer

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Gatundu South Member of Parliament Moses Kuria has told off Kapsaret MP Oscar Sudi on his request to have President Uhuru Kenyatta step aside for them.

Sudi during a press conference held at his Eldoret home on Wednesday called on President Kenyatta to step aside for him, arguing that the head of state had become incompetent.

Sudi said that he could perform better than President Kenyatta if given a chance to act as interim President for three months, with Moses Kuria as his deputy.

Sudi went on to allege Uhuru is incompetent and “uses and dumps hard working people like former Treasury CS Henry Rotich and PS Kamau Thugge”.

But in a scathing response to Sudi’s claims, Moses Kuria has urged the vocal Tanga tanga MP not to drag him into “his stupidity”.

Kuria says he fights his battles in courts silently and with reference to the rule of law and the supremacy of the constitution.

“To Oscar Kipchumba Sudi. Do not drag me into your stupidity. I fight my battles in courts silently and with deference to the rule of law and the supremacy of the constitution. No one helps me and I do not expect anyone to expect my help. The Matters you refer to are now subject of the court and so clearly your comments are sub-judice. Let me give you unsolicited advice. Your comments make many people to wonder how you would behave if you are allowed 50 kilometres radius from a future State House,” read Moses Kuria’s post.

Sudi had called a press conference following President Kenyatta’s move to replace Treasury CS Henry Rotich with Labour CS Ukur Yattani.

Sudi said Uhuru’s relationship with  Ruto has ended and they are engaging in a  fake political union.

The MP said the jubilee government had failed along with President Kenyatta’s Big Four Agenda.

Sudi said Uhuru was unable to meet his own party MPS and was even unable to resolve the row by Governor’s and senators on the division of revenue Bill.

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Why Aukot’s referendum push is a win for Ruto, a blow to Uhuru and Raila

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga have been pushing for constitutional changes through their Building Brides initiative, but will it be an easy journey?

Well, Thirdway Alliance Party leader Dr Ekuru Aukot is pushing for constitutional changes as well. Whilst President Kenytatta and Raila are pushing for more representation, over representation is Dr Aukot’s major concern.

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Thursday approved 1.2 of the 1.4 million signatures which Aukot had presented for scrutiny by the commission.

With the law dictating that a person seeking to implement changes in the constitution present one million signatures, Aukot has cruised past the first section of the test.

Consequently, this exposes the nation to a possible referendum, probably next year, which comes as a blow to Uhuru and Raila, who have been pushing for an expanded government.

Aukot, on the other hand, is pushing to have elective seats reduced.

This will, therefore, force the two to go back to the drawing board to consider other ways of realising their push, putting into consideration that it will be impossible to their referendum bid to materialise with Aukot’s also looming.

Political analyst Herman Manyora claims that Deputy President Dr William Ruto stands to benefit from the referendum push by Dr Aukot.

Through his YouTube channel, Manyora explained that Aukot’s plans go through then the country can’t hold another plebiscite until 2022.

In his opinion, this would frustrate plans by the ODM Party Leader to hold a similar exercise to amend the Constitution. 

“There are those who believe that if this referendum were to be undertaken, not even go through, just to be undertaken then it would make it nearly impossible for any other group, BBI and the handshake included, to bring another referendum to Kenyans before the next election. 

“Therefore Ruto will have scored if the Thirdway Alliance was able to be taken to the people for a vote,” Manyora explained.

He went on to add that skeptics were claiming that the ‘Punguza Mzigo’ initiative would die before it reaches the County Assembly because of the many legal issues surrounding it.

Watch Manyora’s video below:

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VIDEO: Powerful European MP who aided UhuRuto’s re-election spills the beans

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

2017 goes down in Kenya’s history as the year that not only had presidential election results cancelled, but also marred with irregularities.

NASA leader Raila Odinga complained of the elections, with him even boycotting the October 26, 2017 repeat polls in protest of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission that had conducted the disputed polls.

Cambridge Analytica was accused of aiding President Uhuru Kenyatta’s re-election.

Channel 4 news has exposed a British Member of the European Parliament Alexandra Phillips who secretly worked for Uhuru’s Jubilee Party in 2017 polls.

Phillips admitted to the media house that she secretly worked for Jubilee.

“I wasn’t working for Jubilee I was employed by Cambridge Analytica who had the contract with Jubilee. I was brought on as a political communications consultant for the Kenya project,” Channel 4 News quotes her as saying.

Phillips was elected as a Member of the European Parliament for the South East England constituency at the European Parliament elections of May 2019. 

Phillips told Channel 4 News that her work was “so sentitive” that whenever someone asked what she was doing she would respond that she was “a air hostess”.

She is quoted saying that she helped in writing President Uhuru Kenyatta’s speeches and shaping the messaging by State House team.

“I’d be writing the president’s speeches and his talking points for rallies and State House statements. I trained their communications team; they’re all sort of journalists who came together to create a press office. So I had to train them up and daily management of that communications team,” she is quoted as having said.

State House and the Jubilee Party have previously denied that Cambridge Analytica was ever contracted to work in Kenya during the elections.

In response to a similar revelation last year, former Jubilee Party Vice-Chairman David Murathe said that had paid for “branding” in the 2017 presidential election from SCL, affiliate of consultancy Cambridge Analytica.

“They were basically branding and all that but not directly,” Murathe said at the time.

According to Channel 4, Phillips sent them a statement stating that; “In Kenya, I worked as a freelance contractor — focusing on speechwriting – with the team of President Kenyatta, who is a great ally of the UK. The campaigns I worked on promoted peace and national unity in a country that I love dearly.”

She also added that this work was sub-contracted out to her by SCL, which went on to become a different company.

“Out of respect for those whom I served, I will continue to respect the confidentiality agreements that I signed upon accepting the role in Kenya. And I will not be bullied by agenda-driven, guilt-by-association reporting,” Phillips said.

Watch video here Courtesy of Channel 4 news.

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Matiang’i officially takes over Uhuru’s role in Cabinet

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Powerful Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i has been officially delegated the role of chairing weekly Cabinet meetings by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Most government business is now transacted through Cabinet subcommittees which meet regularly and report to Matiang’i.

In January this year, Uhuru appointed Matiang’i as chairman of the National Development Implementation and Communication Cabinet Committee.

Part of the committee mandate is to provide supervisory leadership throughout the delivery cycle of all national government programmes and projects.

However, Article 153 of the Constitution makes Cabinet Secretaries accountable to the president.

“Cabinet secretaries are accountable individually, and collectively, to the president for the exercise of their power and the performance of their functions,” Article 153 (2) states.

There has been speculation that the Cabinet could be split because of the differences between the head of state and his Deputy Dr William Ruto.

Ruto’s allies have also gone on the offensive, demanding a purge on CSs believed to be anti-Ruto.

However, the President has remained silent as there are fears that the infighting could hamper or stall service delivery.

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Blow to Ruto as Uhuru comes to Tuju’s defense

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Deputy President Dr William Ruto on Sunday took a swipe at Jubilee Party Secretary General Raphael Tuju questioning his new role in ODM leader Raila Odinga’s team, two days after the CS without portfolio attended a meeting with ODM leaders in Rarieda constituency.

Ruto’s post on twitter sparked a debate with his close allies calling for the resignation of Tuju following his suspected links with Raila.

“So our democracy is so liberal that the SG of a ruling party has become the chief strategist of the opposition!! Maajabu (wonders),” Ruto’s post read.

President Uhuru Kenyatta has however defended Tuju over the claims.

State House spokesperson Kanze Dena told the Nation Tuesday that Mr Tuju’s Rarieda meeting was official and it was sanctioned by the President.

“The meeting in Rarieda was a government function and Mr Tuju was there in his capacity as the presidential representative,” said Ms Dena.

Kanze Dena further revealed that Tuju had an official speech of the President that he was to read.

“The Cabinet Secretary had an official speech of the President and, therefore, it was not a private function but a development event by the government.”

Mr Tuju also confirmed that he read the Head of State’s speech as a government official.

“It was indeed an official trip. On our arrival, we were received by the local administration and Permanent Secretary in the State department of Youth,” he said.

On Thursday last week, Mr Tuju, Siaya Senator James Orengo, MPs Otiende Amollo (Rarieda), Elisha Odhiambo (Gem) and Jubilee secretariat official Steve Mwanga flew to Rarieda in one chopper to tour various development projects, sparking controversy in Jubilee.

Jubilee Secretary General Raphael Tuju (left), Senator James Orengo and MP Otiende Amollo at a past function. [Source/James Orengo/Twitter]
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