Nominated Member of Parliament Sabina Chege on Tuesday, May 2, was appointed Jubilee Party's acting leader to replace former President Uhuru Kenyatta. 

Speaking outside Jubilee party offices, East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) MP Kanini Kega, allied to President William Ruto, affirmed the appointment in his capacity as Secretary-General. 

However, his position as secretary general is in a contest, as he has been fighting for the role with Jeremiah Kioni, allied to Uhuru. Both Kioni and Kega refer to themselves as Jubilee secretary generals. 

The appointment was part of the resolutions made during a meeting with the party officials. He added that a National Delegates Conference (NDC) convened by Uhuru was unconstitutional.

"We have 28 members, and today we held a meeting comprising 22 members with 3 apologies; hence our side is the majority. Hence, we resolved that the upcoming meeting constituted by Uhuru goes against our party's Constitution. 

"According to the Constitution, a retired president should not be involved in any politics, six months after leaving office. From the time he left office, his time lapsed in March 2023.

Kega confirmed that he still served as the Secretary-General, according to the resolutions made in the meeting. 

"Uhuru ceased from being the Jubilee party leader hence he cannot run any party affairs. The statement that he delegated concerning the convention of the meeting is null and void based on the Constitution. According to the party constitution, I as the Secretary-General ought to be the one convening such a meeting.

"The NEC Committee resolved that Sabina will serve as the acting party leader until the time we convene a National Delegates Convention (NDC) where we will select the leader who will run the party moving forward," he pointed out. 

Uhuru had convened a meeting to review, formulate and approve Jubilee party policies and also receive a status report from the National Executive Committee. 

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