Jubilee Party interim Vice chairman David Murathe says they will from next week engage former parties’ executive directors to start planning operations.
Among these is how the party will roll out its membership recruitment drive and other strategies on activities across the country.
Saying that once President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto unveil the list of the officials it will be all systems go, this may not be as easy as it sounds.
Already, some of the parties that folded to form Jubilee Party have expressed concern over how the officials’ names will be arrived at. They are demanding to be consulted for the party to run smoothly without issues.
Competition for leadership is stiff with T-9 demanding a top-level meeting to ensure the smooth running of the party.
The group comprises of former parties led by Bungoma Governor Ken Lusaka and former Kibwezi MP Kalembe Ndile.
The group cancelled a press conference on party matters on Wednesday where Kalembe, Lusaka, Ben Washiali, Albert Nyaundi and John Kamama among others had been listed as those who would address it.
Earlier, Kalembe said the press conference was to communicate to Uhuru and Ruto that the group needs proper consultations before unveiling party officials.
“The President and his deputy should consult extensively before they arrive at the list of those to run the national office. We are opposed to a situation where names will just be read without our knowledge,” he said.
Kalembe said they gave Uhuru their parties in good faith and want to just be consulted in coming up with the names of the party officials.
“We contributed two-thirds of the delegates and engaged in the building of the party leadership. Since we left Kasarani, we have not heard anything. Our supporters are becoming restless wondering why they dissolved their parties just to be inactive,” said Kalembe.
The former Kibwezi MP said inactivity in the party was giving the giving room to speculation over whether the party was a still born.
Jubilee Party was launched on September 10, 2016 in a jamboree that reeked of power and money.
The fanfare seems to have faded with the hype losing steam and chaos erupting in the party’s strongholds as members trip over each to open offices and recruit members.