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Author:\u00a0ROSELYNE OBALA<\/strong>
\nAfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Jubilee Party vice-chair David Murathe’s declaration that ODM leader Raila Odinga was Central Kenya\u2019s presidential candidate\u00a0for 2022 has elicited mixed reactions across the political divide.<\/p>\n

Murathe\u2019s (pictured<\/strong>) assertions that Deputy President William Ruto should shelve his ambitions for the top seat has not gone down well with the DP\u2019s allies who have challenged him to resign for bidding for an “outsider” to succeed the president.<\/p>\n

MPs allied to Ruto now want Murathe to resign or face disciplinary action claiming his utterances were against the party constitution, even as Raila’s troops welcomed the decision but asked for refrain until the Building Bridges Initiative was completed.<\/p>\n

Former National Assembly Majority Whip Benjamin Washiali yesterday faulted Murathe over his endorsement of Raila.<\/p>\n

\u201cMurathe\u2019s sentiments confirm that he has lost the legitimacy to run the party. He should take the bold step to resign and leave us to come up with our candidate,\u201d said Washiali.<\/p>\n

The Mumias MP reiterated that Jubilee Party was formed through the dissolution of 13 political parties, while Raila\u2019s National Super Alliance also has its affiliate partners and therefore it would be wrong for Murathe to dictate to them who the flag bearer would be.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should be told the agenda of Murathe and his ilk. I thought the handshake between President Kenyatta and Raila Odinga was to unite Kenyans and have internal checking mechanism by allowing parties to speak freely without being compromised, but this is not the case,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

An MP who declined to be named said Murathe\u2019s sentiment was a move to give Raila supporters assurance following a meeting by Mt Kenya leaders at the weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a not a coincidence that Murathe\u2019s remarks come in the backdrop of questions being raised on the true intent of a meeting of Mt Kenya leaders,” said the MP.<\/p>\n

Belgut MP and Ruto ally Nelson Koech scoffed at Murathe’s sentiments.<\/p>\n

\u201cNowhere do leaders sit in a boardroom in Nairobi and endorse a candidate. The mandate is with the people who will exercise their sovereign power… We no longer have individuals sitting in Nairobi and endorsing a candidate,” said Koech.<\/p>\n

Nominated MP Godfrey Ososti said a person of Raila’s stature does not need individual or community support because he enjoys support across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Murathe\u2019s (pictured) assertions that Deputy President William Ruto should shelve his ambitions for the top seat has not gone down well with the DP\u2019s allies who have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":14724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,8,10],"tags":[496,493,5744,254],"class_list":["post-14730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-homepage-english","category-parties","tag-2022-politics","tag-dp-william-ruto","tag-jubilee-party-vice-chair-david-murathe","tag-odm-leader-raila-odinga"],"yoast_head":"\nJubilee's move to support Raila in 2022 stirs up fury - kenya<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jubilee Party vice-chair David Murathe's declaration that ODM leader Raila Odinga was Central Kenya\u2019s presidential candidate\u00a0for 2022 has\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/jubilees-move-to-support-raila-in-2022-stirs-up-fury\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jubilee's move to support Raila in 2022 stirs up fury\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Jubilee Party vice-chair David Murathe's declaration that ODM leader Raila Odinga was Central Kenya\u2019s presidential candidate\u00a0for 2022 has\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/jubilees-move-to-support-raila-in-2022-stirs-up-fury\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"kenya\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-09-21T19:39:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sites\/28\/2020\/09\/murathe_stirs_up_fur5f67aade0ab4d.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"616\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"425\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/jubilees-move-to-support-raila-in-2022-stirs-up-fury#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/jubilees-move-to-support-raila-in-2022-stirs-up-fury\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Jubilee’s move to support Raila in 2022 stirs up fury\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-09-21T19:39:08+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/jubilees-move-to-support-raila-in-2022-stirs-up-fury\"},\"wordCount\":399,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/jubilees-move-to-support-raila-in-2022-stirs-up-fury#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sites\/28\/2020\/09\/murathe_stirs_up_fur5f67aade0ab4d.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"2022 politics\",\"DP William Ruto\",\"Jubilee Party vice-chair David Murathe\",\"ODM leader Raila Odinga\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"homepage-english\",\"parties\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/jubilees-move-to-support-raila-in-2022-stirs-up-fury#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/jubilees-move-to-support-raila-in-2022-stirs-up-fury\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/jubilees-move-to-support-raila-in-2022-stirs-up-fury\",\"name\":\"Jubilee's move to support Raila in 2022 stirs up fury - 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