This archive report was first published on 9 June 2020.
On June 9, 2020, reports emerged that Jubilee nominated senator Naomi Waqo had reached out to Raila Odinga to save her job after snubbing Uhuru Kenyatta's meeting at State House.
According to sources, Waqo's name prominently appeared in the list of those targeted for expulsion from the Jubilee party after failing to attend a parliamentary group chaired by the president at State House.
Waqo has denied the reports, stating that she did not make a frantic call to Raila, begging him to plead her case with the head of state who doubles as the Jubilee party leader.
However, it is understood that she had made calls to some Jubilee party officials perceived to be close to the president, prompting her to seek help from the opposition chief seen to be enjoying a close relationship with Uhuru.
Waqo dismissed such claims, saying she does not even have Raila's phone number.
Despite her denials, it is rumoured that the senator in question has shown remorse over her action against the president and has been presenting a range of excuses to win mercy of the evidently irate Uhuru.
