This archive report was first published on 24 September 2021.
Published on September 24, 2021, the Jubilee Party has selected Isaac Ngugi from Nyandarua County to replace the late Senator Victor Prengei.
According to Secretary-General Raphael Tuju, Ngugi was found to be the most suitable candidate among the individuals considered for the nomination.
Tuju noted that the party needed someone below 35 years of age to replace Prengei, who represented the youth at the Senate. As a result, Peter Mtumishi Cheruyoit, who was among the frontrunners, was promoted to be a director at the party headquarters due to his age.
Cheruyoit, 40, was elected Jubilee's Nakuru branch secretary ahead of the 2017 General Election and has remained a fierce supporter of the party in the region.
The party's decision to nominate Ngugi comes after several leaders urged Jubilee to consider nominating a member of the minority Ogiek community as Prengei's replacement. Tuju noted that the party is committed to including people from minority communities in leadership.
"The party takes minority groups seriously. That is why we recently appointed Senator Sammy Leshore from the Maasai community to replace Isaac Mwaura," he said.
Senator Prengei died in a grisly car crash on Nakuru-Kabarak road last month. He was 37 years old at the time of his death.
