Garissa Township MP and National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale has dismissed reports indicating that Deputy President William Ruto was about to bolt out of Jubilee Party.
On Tuesday, Nandi Senator Samsom Cherargei, Ruto's close ally, claimed that plans for the DP to leave the governing party for a new outfit were in high gear after realisation that there were 'powerful people' in President Uhuru Kenyatta's party plotting Ruto's downfall in the next election.
"We as friends of William Ruto, we are contemplating the formation of our own party. We are thinking of leaving Jubilee Party to Uhuru and his people," he said, speaking to People Daily.
"We cannot work with saboteurs, we cannot work with those who think they can block DP's 2022 bid. We can't work our enemies," Charargei added.
But when contacted by the local daily to comment on the issue, Duale rubbished the claims and insisted that the 'marriage' between Uhuru and Ruto as marked by folding of their parties; The National Alliance (TNA) and United Republican Party (URP) to Jubilee Party, was still working and intact.
"That is hot air. Both the President and the Deputy are in Jubilee to stay. All the parties were merged for the purposes of serving Kenyans and now we are focused on Building Bridges initiative," the Garissa Township MP said.