This archive report was first published on 22 June 2020.
June 22, 2020 - Nairobi, Kenya - President Uhuru Kenyatta arrived at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) on Monday morning to chair a crucial Jubilee Coalition's National Assembly Parliamentary Group meeting.
His Deputy, William Ruto, walked from his office across the road to attend the meeting, which was preceded by a stern warning from Jubilee Party Vice Chairman, David Murathe.
On Sunday, Murathe cautioned members that missing the meeting would result in disciplinary actions, citing the Jubilee Party Act, which clearly outlines consequences for deviating from party requirements.
Members who missed a previous PG at State House, mainly nominated Senators, faced disciplinary action, and Murathe warned that the party would not tolerate disloyalty, insubordination, impunity, disobedience, and direct insults to the party leader.
However, some MPs loyal to Deputy President William Ruto, such as Nakuru's Kimani Ngunjiri, announced that they would stay away from the meeting, while others, like Kapseret Member of Parliament Oscar Sudi, expressed their reluctance to attend due to the potential for insults.
The meeting was expected to announce new House leadership members after 16 were de-whipped over divided loyalty, with Majority Leader Aden Duale topping the list.
Analysts saw the move as a scheme to organize himself ahead of the 2022 presidential election, having lost grip of the current party which gave them power.
