This archive report was first published on 21 June 2020.
On June 21, 2020, Jubilee Vice Chairman David Murathe issued a stern warning to lawmakers affiliated with Deputy President William Ruto, stating that skipping the upcoming Parliamentary Group meeting in Nairobi would be seen as a snub to the party leader, President Uhuru Kenyatta.
According to Murathe, the meeting, scheduled to take place at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), is a crucial opportunity for lawmakers to demonstrate their loyalty to the party leader.
Recent events have seen a group of lawmakers affiliated with Deputy President Ruto register a new party, ostensibly an offshoot of the ruling Jubilee Party. This move has been met with resistance from the party's leadership, with some lawmakers facing disciplinary action for their perceived disloyalty.
As the party's leadership seeks to assert its authority, lawmakers who fail to attend the upcoming meeting may face disciplinary action, including potential expulsion from the party.
President Kenyatta's leadership has been a subject of controversy, with some lawmakers expressing their dissatisfaction with his style of leadership. The upcoming meeting is expected to be a tense affair, with lawmakers on both sides of the divide vying for control of the party.
It remains to be seen how the situation will unfold, but one thing is certain: the stakes are high, and the consequences of failure to attend the meeting will be severe.
