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THE STANDARD
Senate Majority Whip Irungu Kang ata (left), flanked by some MPs, speaks after receiving copies of BBI report on October 22, 2020. [File, Standard]
Jubilee Party members in Mt Kenya have been discussing possible changes to its parliamentary leadership after the explosive letter by Senate Chief Whip Irungu Kang’ata advising a rethink of Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).
On Tuesday, what was said to be a high-level think tank of the mainstream JP in Mt Kenya region held a four-hour meeting at a hotel in Nairobi to brainstorm on the bleeding triggered by “Kang’ata’s letter.”
The meeting, attended by about 15 people, was chaired by National Assembly deputy Chief Whip Maoka Maore (Igembe North) and saw intense discussions centred around salvaging the BBI in the region.
Independent Candidates Who Pulled Major Upsets on Election Day
19 December 2020 - 8:10 am
Feisal Badder (in a yellow t-shirt) receives a certificate after winning the Msambweni by-election on Tuesday, December 15, 2020
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The victory of Independent candidate Feisal Bader in the just concluded Msambweni by-election sent shockwaves in the political circles.
Bader floored ODM s Omar Boga who was touted to bag the seat fueling a growing trend of voters overlooking party affiliations to elect independent candidates at the expense of political party candidates who have well-oiled mobilisation machinery.
Another surprise victory was witnessed in the Gitura MCA by-election where a former NTV correspondent Esther Mwihaki, an independent candidate, managed to defeat favourite Jubilee candidate Rosemary Wakuthie
Why Jubilee is Losing Influence in Mt Kenya - Moses Kuria
Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria addresses a gathering in July 2020
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Gatundu South MP, Moses Kuria, alleged that Jubilee party has lost influence in the Mount Kenya region. Speaking to
Kenyans.co.ke on Thursday, December 17, 2020, the legislator stated that losses by Jubilee on December 15, by-elections were an indication of the ruling party s dwindling support in Central Kenya. Jubilee has lost grip of Mt Kenya completely. People s Empowerment Party (PEP) is the future, Kuria, PEP s party leader claimed.
Kuria, a member of the Jubilee Party fielded candidates in the December 2020 by-elections held in Mt Kenya, challenging the party that got him elected to Parliament.