Nyeri Town Member of Parliament Ngunjiri Wambugu addresses the press after filing petition to remove Chief Justice David Maraga from office, September 14, 2017. [Photo|citizen digital]President Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee Party has distanced itself from a petition filed by one of its lawmakers, seeking for the removal of Chief Justice David Maraga from office.Nyeri Town Member of Parliament Ngunjiri Wambugu filed a petition at the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), Thursday morning.The Jubilee lawmaker accuses Maraga of gross misconduct following a September 1 nullification of August 8 presidential election, which saw his party leader President Uhuru Kenyatta lose his re-election.Jubilee Party Secretary-General Raphael Tuju said the move did not represent the party, but it was an individual decision."I have seen the petition online. I have just seen it but I have not read it to the end. It is not a Jubilee Party thing. It is an individual's action," said Tuju.Ngunjiri's action has elicited mixed reactions on social media, with most users linking the petition to the Jubilee Party, saying its top leadership had started making good of its threat to "deal with" CJ Maraga.

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