Jubilee Party leaders President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto during a past campaign rally. Photo/PSCUPresident Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee Party will not field a candidate for the Kitui West parliamentary by-election.The seat was left vacant following the death of area MP, former National Assembly Minority Leader Francis Nyenze.The late husband and father of three died while being treated at a Nairobi hospital on December 6, 2017.Jubilee Party whose deputy leader is Deputy President William Ruto, issued a statement on Friday January 19, explaining why it will not field a candidate ahead of the by-election on March 26.Below is the statement, through Secretary General Raphael Tuju.

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