Former President Uhuru Kenyatta's attempt to maintain control of the Jubilee party has suffered a blow after the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal threw out an appeal against the ouster of his allies as party officials. The tribunal further struck out a suit filed against the Registrar of Political Parties Ann Nderitu for effecting leadership changes in a letter dated May 19, 2023. Ousted party leaders Jeremiah Kioni (secretary general) David Murathe (chairman) and Kagwe Gichohi (national treasurer) had filed the appeal on May 25 seeking stay orders for the party leadership changes. The Registrar of Political Parties had upheld the decision by the Jubilee National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting that suspended David Murathe, Jeremiah Kioni, and Kagwe Gichohi from the Party. The PPDT's ruling now settles the leadership wrangles that have rocked the former ruling party for months.

Source: The Star July 11, 2023 12:41 UTC