Deputy President William Ruto’s allies are plotting a mass walkout from the Jubilee Party amid threats of disciplinary action initiated by the ruling party’s officials from the grassroots.
Nakuru County Jubilee Secretary-General Peter Cheruiyot wrote a show-cause letter to Ruto for campaigning for UDA candidates in what is believed to have the blessings of party honchos.
But Ruto allies say they are unmoved and openly declared that the wheelbarrow Party is Ruto’s 2022 presidential vehicle.
Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei said the DP and his team are only in Jubilee for strategic reasons and waiting for the opportune moment to bolt out
“All indications are showing UDA is the vehicle Deputy President will use in 2022 elections,” he stated, days after it emerged the party was setting up a major regional nerve centre in Eldoret, Ruto’s foremost political base.
It has also emerged that the party is planning grassroots elections as there is already infighting among aspirants jostling for Ruto’s attention.