On May 20, 2021, Jubilee Party Secretary-General Raphael Tuju appeared on Citizen TV, attributing the party's poor performance in the by-elections to low voter turnout.
“Those who have won in the by-elections, a few wards where turnout was very low and the dynamics are completely different with a general election, they have every right to celebrate but we will be back,” Tuju said.
However, Jubilee Party Vice-Chairman David Murathe took a different stance, arguing that it's not necessary for the party to win every election they participate in.
“Who says that every time you run an election you have to win it? You go to an election to win or to lose? If Ruto's allies believe that they are strong enough, let them move out of the Jubilee Party so that we conduct little general elections in their constituencies,” Murathe said.
Atwoli, a key ally of President Uhuru Kenyatta, urged Jubilee to go back to the drawing board and come up with a better strategy.
“You can advise and it will be followed or not, so you cannot blame the advisors. There are advisors and those who implement them. But it is too early for the opponents of Uhuru to start celebrating. They will be deceiving themselves,” Atwoli cautioned.
