How Juja Election Changes Mt Kenya Succession Path
President Uhuru Kenyatta (left) and Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria (right)
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President Uhuru Kenyatta has suffered two major losses in a span of one week in May 2021. First, his Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) was declared null and void by the High Court.
Secondly, Uhuru's Jubilee Party lost the Juja by-election to its own member and Gatundu South MP, Moses Kuria. To worsen the situation, Kuria is considered a rebel member after his candidate won the seat through the People's Empowerment Party (PEP).
PEP's George Koimburi defeated Jubilee's Susan Njeri Waititu - the widow of the late Juja MP Francis 'Wakapee' Waititu.