Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has called on the Jubilee Party to hold fresh elections for party officials.
Kuria said it is important for the ruling party to ensure political participation in order to achieve President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Big Four agenda, which he said has the potential of transforming the lives of Kenyans.
The vocal MP said there was a need to strengthen the party, arguing that Jubilee is the only major political outfit with no space for politicians.
“Government in any democracy is the product of a political process. Political parties are the fathers and mothers of governments. Key national agenda such as Big 4 ought to be buttressed by a strong political will. Big 4 is a very potent warhead with potential of transforming Kenya forever. But even the most lethal warhead requires a strong missile to deliver it. In the case of Big 4, a strong Jubilee Party is that missile. Yet we are the only major political party with no space for politicians,” said Kuria in a Facebook post on Monday.
The legislator noted that opposition parties in the country have elected active politicians as their chairmen, giving an example of the Orange Democratic Movement which is chaired by National Assembly Minority Leader John Mbadi, Wiper Democratic Movement which is chaired by Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana and Ford Kenya which elected former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale as the deputy party leader.
Kuria said the President Uhuru-led party should allow political participation by holding fresh party elections which he argued were long overdue.
“Time has come for Jubilee Party to open up space for political participation. Party elections are long overdue,” he added.
The Jubilee Party is led by former Minister Raphael Tuju as the secretary general and Mombasa based businessman Nelson Dzuya as the chairman. Former Gatanga MP David Murathe is the party’s vice chairman.
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