Narok West Member of Parliament Patrick Ole Ntutu has announced that he has decamped from Jubilee Party.
Ntutu, who was elected on Deputy President William Ruto's defunct URP ticket, said he will announce later in the month the party to join.
"I have moved from Jubilee. I will no longer work with the party and let it be known that no amount of persuasion will convince me to go back,” said Ntutu.
While signalling that he might move to the Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto's Chama Cha Mashinani party, the MP said political brokers in Jubilee had ruined the party's chances of gaining popularity in Narok County.
Ntutu, who is seeking to unseat the Narok Governor Samuel Tunai, accused DP Ruto of spoiling for the Jubilee Party in the region by openly showing bias towards some aspirants.
"Ruto has promised that Jubilee will conduct free and fair nominations but there are all indications that he is campaigning for Tunai," said Ntutu.
The legilator made the remarks during the launch the construction of Murkan-Chebara-Soget road in Emurua Dikirr Constituency on Tuesday evening.
He was accompanied by the area MP Johanna Ng'eno and Bomet county boss Isaac Ruto.
The CCM party leader said he will work with the two Narok MPs to deny Jubilee Party breathing space in the South Rift and beyond. "We will ensure we suffocate Jubilee in Bomet and Narok Counties.
They have shown us clearly that they have no value for us,” said Ruto.