Kenya ex-president Uhuru Kenyatta stares at loss of his party
'Ousted' Jubilee party leader Uhuru Kenyatta with the secretary-general Jeremiah Kioni addressing journalists at the party headquarters in Nairobi on April 26, 2023. PHOTO | LUCY WANJIRU | NMG
Kenya’s former ruling Jubilee Party is a shell of its former self. From 172 elected members in the National Assembly in 2017, the political party led by former president Uhuru Kenyatta managed to win less than 30 seats in last year’s election.
To add salt to injury, nearly all of those MPs have since shifted loyalty to current President William Ruto cementing his ruling Kenya Kwanza coalition’s dominance in the 349-member house. Yet, the party has in recent weeks been the theatre of an intriguing political drama featuring Kenya’s most powerful leaders as chief protagonists and antagonists.
