But according to insiders Kuria had also allegedly pointed out that some UDA operatives wanted to frustrate him in PEP to force him to join Ruto's party. But while Kuria is fighting for PEP, Ruto and his allies in UDA also face tough options with a legal battle underway to wrest the UDA party from the DP. In papers lodged at the Political Parties Tribunal, ex-chairman Mohamed Noor has accused Ruto's allies of taking over the party leadership without following the law. I am the deputy party leader of Jubilee,” Ruto said, although he has publicly declared he would decamp from the ruling party. In 2012, Ruto’s political party of choice —UDM — was snatched from him at the eleventh hour.

Source: The Star July 23, 2021 02:03 UTC