This archive report was first published on 22 May 2020.
On May 21, 2020, Jubilee Party warned that it would not tolerate acts of indiscipline by its members.
However, 10 MPs allied to Deputy President William Ruto have accused the party leadership of using State agencies to harass and intimidate them.
Speaking at Parliament buildings on Thursday, Senate majority whip Irungu Kang'ata (Murang'a) said that for a long time some of the party's members were having a taste of their own medicine for disrespecting the President.
"They have no respect for the president. They have publicly contradicted him. They are constantly abusing him and it is my duty to ensure that they are punished," Mr Kang'ata said.
Mr Kang'ata also made it clear that he will be moving a motion for the removal of Senate Deputy Speaker Kithure Kindiki (Tharaka-Nithi) during the House's special sitting today.
Mr Kindiki and a group of five nominated Senators have been accused of refusing to attend the party's Parliamentary Group meeting convened by President Kenyatta at state house two weeks ago.
"We will continue to punish those who go against the party constitution and the Political Parties' Act. All I am doing is to enforce the party discipline and I am under instructions from the party members," said Mr Kang'ata.
However, a group of Jubilee renegade MPs in a statement read on their behalf by their South Mugirango colleague Silvanus Osoro, said that they will not be whipped into submission.
"Some MPs have reported credible threats to their lives to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations yet nothing was done by way of meaningful investigation," a statement read on behalf of the MP by their South Mugirango colleague Silvanus Osoro, who was elected on Kenya National Congress that is allied to Jubilee, claimed.
