The war in Jubilee is multifaceted.
There are internal forces either pulling towards President Uhuru Kenyatta or Deputy President William Ruto.
This problem came about as a result of failure to respect the party constitution and convene meetings of party members as often as possible to iron out issues.
This is where the party leader was required to step in and provide leadership. The other forces are external.
We have the 2022 general elections around the corner and succession scheming is ongoing. ODM leader Raila Odinga’s hand has been mentioned in the ongoing squabbles.
The argument out there is that Raila has teamed up with some party officials and some individuals against Ruto.
To start with, the JP secretary general Raphael Tuju is the public face of a shadowy cabal and has no authority to write the letters to the Registrar of Political Parties without the approval of the National Executive Committee chaired by the party leader.
Tuju is holding brief for shadowy individuals who are not even members of JP who are known to support Raila’s ambitions for 2022.
Kenyatta would never engage in or support fraud, illegality, or even destroy the party he leads.
Tuju claims he is acting for Kenyatta, however, it is JP vice-chairman David Murathe, Cotu secretary general Francis Atwoli and Raila who are supporting Tuju’s actions.
