This, however, was bound to happen as internal wrangles had become common among Jubilee MCAs since the return of Speaker Beatrice Elachi in October 2019. Her return saw the MCAs divided with the pro- Elachi team joining hands with the ODM MCAs while the others remained on the other side, effectively splitting Jubilee into two camps. A top politician in Nairobi who sought anonymity said that President Uhuru Kenyatta had been concerned about the party leadership since last year and was being briefed on the intended changes. In a list seen by the Star, 53 Jubilee MCAs out of 65 appended their signatures in support of the removal the ousted leadership. “At this juncture, it was clearly seen that the former Jubilee leadership was in bed with NASA to impeach Sonko.

Source: The Star April 19, 2020 08:15 UTC