Protests in Nakuru West Over Ruto's Meeting with Jubilee Members
Jubilee Party members protesting in Nakuru West.
A section of Jubilee Party members today staged a protest in Nakuru to condemn the actions of their colleagues who attended a closed-door meeting with President William Ruto.
The team led by the party's Nakuru West chairman Peter Njuguna called out their counterparts, saying the Jubilee party did not send anyone to State Lodge to meet with the Head of State.
"I want to make it clear that we never sent anyone to State Lodge, we are very disappointed with the actions of our area MP Samuel Arama for going ahead and betraying the people who elected him," said Mr Njuguna.
During the protests the group named all those who attended the meeting. They include Irene Njoki, Bernard Gatuso and Wilson Mwangi-Wajeff.
Ben Kihanya, the party's Nakuru West deputy chairperson, echoed Mr Njuguna's sentiments, saying they were issuing a stern warning to anyone who had intentions of betraying the party.
"Today, we are giving them a yellow card as a warning and an olive branch to change. If they do not, we will take disciplinary action against them," said Kihanya.
Also present at the protest was Nakuru politician Assumpta Wangui, who said it was a ploy to weaken the opposition and accused Kanini Kega of trying to create confusion within the party's ranks.
"We are members of the Jubilee Party and we want to assure everyone that the Jubilee Party will not be joining Kenya Kwanza. We are strongly behind our leaders Jeremiah Kioni and former President Uhuru Kenyatta," said Ms Wangui.
The protesters had come out in numbers, carrying yellow cards and calling out the names of all those who went to the President's meeting as a sign to warn them of their actions against the Jubilee Party.