Deputy president William Ruto has on Friday ruled out direct nominations in the Jubilee party.
He said endorsement of candidates is undemocratic, adding that every candidate should "carry [their] own cross and seek votes".
“Let
no one lie to you that we have endorsed anybody for any seat. There is
no room for endorsement in Jubilee,” Ruto added.
This comes against a backdrop of reports that Water CS Eugene Wamalwa has been endorsed for Nairobi's governor's seat.
On Sunday, a section of Jubilee MPs publicly announced their support for the CS.
“Neither
President Uhuru Kenyatta nor I have
any candidate for any seat in next
year’s elections,” Ruto said.
He said everybody has a right to seek any seat in any part of the country because that is the nature of democracy.
He
added:
“We are a democratic party that believes that the membership of
our party will decide on every leader.”
Ruto also expressed optimism that the Jubilee Party will win by a landslide election in August 2017.
The DP was speaking during a fundraiser at Kong'asis Primary School,
