This archive report was first published on 15 July 2019.
On July 14, 2019, Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria took to Twitter to express his disappointment with Deputy President William Ruto's attack on Jubilee Party Secretary General Raphael Tuju.
Tuju, who also serves as a Cabinet Secretary without portfolio, has been facing intense criticism from Ruto's allies in the party.
According to Kuria, Tuju is only a messenger and should not be attacked. He claimed that the Jubilee Party died with the arrival of the March 2018 handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
"Dear my good friend Deputy President William Ruto. Jubilee went into political bankruptcy on March 9, 2018. The nature and configuration of Kenya's politics forced us into Article 11 Bankruptcy. Raphael Tuju is only a Receiver-Manager. Don't attack the messenger please," Kuria tweeted.
It is worth noting that Ruto had earlier expressed dismay over reports that Tuju had joined Raila's political camp as one of the Opposition leader's key strategists on development matters in Nyanza region.
Tuju has been facing major onslaught from Ruto's political allies since December 2018 when he said the DP's 2022 presidential bid was not guaranteed under the party's constitution.
