President Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee Party has resolved to freeze coalition talks with Raila Odinga's ODM for five months to focus on its own revamp. “We agreed that at least for now, we should drop the idea of the merger and instead focus on revamping the party for the next four months,” Jubilee Party deputy secretary-general Joshua Kutuny said. It was resolved that it would be unhealthy for Jubilee to proceed with coalition talks with ODM at a time when it is battling internal revolt. Raila's ODM had said it was focused on its coalition plans with Jubilee despite the ruling party's loss in last week's Kiambaa parliamentary by-election that was won by UDA. The Jubilee Party announced on Monday that it will embark on an aggressive campaign to re-brand itself, activate grassroots networks, open branch offices and fill vacant posts.

Source: The Star July 21, 2021 03:56 UTC