{"id":14976,"date":"2020-09-26T19:02:29","date_gmt":"2020-09-26T19:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=14976"},"modified":"2020-09-26T19:02:29","modified_gmt":"2020-09-26T19:02:29","slug":"ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party","title":{"rendered":"Ruto charts own path after fallout inside Jubilee Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

Authors: JACOB NGETICH AND WILFRED AYAGA\u00a0<\/strong>
\nAfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Boxed into a corner in Jubilee Party, Deputy President William Ruto has adopted a series of moves that indicates he is willing to severe ties and build his new political base.<\/p>\n

Ruto has been increasingly\u00a0moving out of the Jubilee orbit\u00a0and on Thursday, he announced his meeting with an independent candidate for the Msambweni Constituency by-election, despite his party declaring that it would not field a contestant for the seat.<\/p>\n

This is the first time the DP has openly defied his own political party, and by extension, party leader, President Uhuru Kenyatta.<\/p>\n

The move came hot on the heels of political meetings in Western, Nyanza, Coast, Mt Kenya, Rift Valley and Nairobi regions, a sign that the DP is activating his networks ahead of 2022 elections.<\/p>\n

His allies\u00a0have also become more militant in recent days, showing that he could finally have given up on the party that brought him and the president to power in 2013 and in the subsequent General Election.<\/p>\n

The DP has also been seeking to extend his influence beyond the national politics, meeting ambassadors and other foreign dignitaries several times in the last six months.<\/p>\n

On Thursday evening, the DP was hosted by 13 European Union (EU) ambassadors at the residence of Simon Mordue, EU Ambassador to Kenya.<\/p>\n

\u201cDelighted to have hosted Deputy President @WilliamsRuto at a meeting today of EU Ambassadors. Enjoyed the lively and open exchange of views on the Big4Agenda, and Kenya\u2019s development and political future,\u201d tweeted Ambassador Mordue.<\/p>\n

The meeting with the foreign envoys is the fourth this year, including one with the US ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is true the DP is increasingly charting his own path and the reality is that he and the president have parted ways. The relationship has broken down and the couple is sleeping in different rooms,\u201d said political scientist Amukowa Anangwe.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are going their separate ways and Jubilee will die…for Ruto, the machinery is not for him. He is a DP without any impact in government decisions. However, his success will largely depend on the emerging scenarios going forward.\u201d The DP\u2019s hand has been forced by the fact that politicians coalescing around the president have openly declared that they will not hand him the Jubilee ticket, in effect pitting him against a juggernaut comprising politicians supporting the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).<\/p>\n

\u201cJubilee has decided they don\u2019t want him, so it is a matter of when not if, but leave Jubilee he must. What Ruto has done is different from other vice presidents around the world. He has chosen to fight his way,\u201d said political analyst Herman Manyora.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Ruto met Feisal Bader who is seeking to replace the late Msambweni MP Suleiman Dori as an independent candidate.<\/p>\n

On the same day, he continued his defiance of the president\u2019s call for cessation of political activity when he led about 40 Jubilee MPs to the Olngesher Lool Ilmerishie ceremony of the Matapato clan in Maparasha Olchoro Oibor, Kajiado Central.<\/p>\n

These activities have led his critics to\u00a0view the DP as a man with unbridled ambition\u00a0and keen to overshadow his boss, more than two years before the next elections.<\/p>\n

Confident allies<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHad he been patient, President Kenyatta would have led his campaigns in 2022, now his restlessness has spoiled for him, we started seeing him from afar and noted that he did not have any patience,\u201d said Jubilee Vice Chairman David Murathe.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis clout is for selfish interest, it is not beneficial to the ruling party,\u201d said Nyeri Town MP Ngunjiri Wambugu.<\/p>\n

Ruto\u2019s allies, however, appear confident the DP\u2019s moves could bear political fruit in 2022 as he seeks to succeed Uhuru.<\/p>\n

In a tweet, Soy MP Caleb Kositany appeared to acknowledge that the DP is swimming in turbulent waters, but he has a strategy to calm the waves.<\/p>\n

\u201cTeam William Ruto fasten your seat belts, we are approaching heavy turbulence for a short while, then it will be calm and we land at our destination. Say a prayer for WSR, we know the enemy and the direction he is coming from. If GOD IS FOR US WHO CAN BE AGAINST US?\u201d Kositany tweeted.<\/p>\n

Belgut MP Nelson Koech however claimed that far from jumping ship, the DP is keen to see Jubilee work, starting with a demand that the party hold elections.<\/p>\n

He referred to Ruto\u2019s visit to the Jubilee headquarters on Wednesday as an indication that he still has hopes of getting the party under his grip.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are going to see him more often at the headquarters and interacting with Jubilee Party leaders across the country. He is the party\u2019s deputy leader remember, he plans to revitalise the party,\u201d said Koech.<\/p>\n

A number of Ruto\u2019s allies told the\u00a0Saturday Standard<\/em>\u00a0that\u00a0the DP could be planning a takeover of the party, failure to which he would jump ship at the appropriate time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Authors: JACOB NGETICH AND WILFRED AYAGA\u00a0 AfricaPress-Kenya: Boxed into a corner in Jubilee Party, Deputy President William Ruto has adopted a series of moves that indicates he is willing to severe ties and build his new political base. Ruto has been increasingly\u00a0moving out of the Jubilee orbit\u00a0and on Thursday, he announced his meeting with an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":14973,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,8,10],"tags":[493,446,5817],"class_list":["post-14976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-homepage-english","category-parties","tag-dp-william-ruto","tag-jubilee-party","tag-ruto-woes"],"yoast_head":"\nRuto charts own path after fallout inside Jubilee Party - kenya<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Boxed into a corner in Jubilee Party, Deputy President William Ruto has adopted a series of moves that indicates he is willing to severe\" \/>\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\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ruto charts own path after fallout inside Jubilee Party\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Boxed into a corner in Jubilee Party, Deputy President William Ruto has adopted a series of moves that indicates he is willing to severe\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party\" \/>\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=\"2020-09-26T19:02:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sites\/28\/2020\/09\/ruto_could_be_creati5f6e290fc5fa5.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"444\" \/>\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=\"4 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\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Ruto charts own path after fallout inside Jubilee Party\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-09-26T19:02:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party\"},\"wordCount\":834,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sites\/28\/2020\/09\/ruto_could_be_creati5f6e290fc5fa5.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"DP William Ruto\",\"Jubilee Party\",\"Ruto Woes\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"homepage-english\",\"parties\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party\",\"name\":\"Ruto charts own path after fallout inside Jubilee Party - kenya\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sites\/28\/2020\/09\/ruto_could_be_creati5f6e290fc5fa5.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-09-26T19:02:29+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"description\":\"Boxed into a corner in Jubilee Party, Deputy President William Ruto has adopted a series of moves that indicates he is willing to severe\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sites\/28\/2020\/09\/ruto_could_be_creati5f6e290fc5fa5.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sites\/28\/2020\/09\/ruto_could_be_creati5f6e290fc5fa5.jpg\",\"width\":720,\"height\":444},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Ruto charts own path after fallout inside Jubilee Party\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/\",\"name\":\"kenya\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"cfeditoren\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Ruto charts own path after fallout inside Jubilee Party - kenya","description":"Boxed into a corner in Jubilee Party, Deputy President William Ruto has adopted a series of moves that indicates he is willing to severe","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Ruto charts own path after fallout inside Jubilee Party","og_description":"Boxed into a corner in Jubilee Party, Deputy President William Ruto has adopted a series of moves that indicates he is willing to severe","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party","og_site_name":"kenya","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa","article_published_time":"2020-09-26T19:02:29+00:00","og_image":[{"width":720,"height":444,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sites\/28\/2020\/09\/ruto_could_be_creati5f6e290fc5fa5.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"Ruto charts own path after fallout inside Jubilee Party","datePublished":"2020-09-26T19:02:29+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party"},"wordCount":834,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sites\/28\/2020\/09\/ruto_could_be_creati5f6e290fc5fa5.jpg","keywords":["DP William Ruto","Jubilee Party","Ruto Woes"],"articleSection":["all news","homepage-english","parties"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party","name":"Ruto charts own path after fallout inside Jubilee Party - kenya","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sites\/28\/2020\/09\/ruto_could_be_creati5f6e290fc5fa5.jpg","datePublished":"2020-09-26T19:02:29+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"description":"Boxed into a corner in Jubilee Party, Deputy President William Ruto has adopted a series of moves that indicates he is willing to severe","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sites\/28\/2020\/09\/ruto_could_be_creati5f6e290fc5fa5.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sites\/28\/2020\/09\/ruto_could_be_creati5f6e290fc5fa5.jpg","width":720,"height":444},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/parties\/ruto-charts-own-path-after-fallout-inside-jubilee-party#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Ruto charts own path after fallout inside Jubilee Party"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/","name":"kenya","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"cfeditoren"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14976\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}