The Jubilee Party has made a U-turn decision and agreed to attend the public rallies planned by Azimio la Umoja coalition leader Raila Odinga if they are required to be present.
Speaking on Monday, December 5, 2022, the party’s Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni noted that they, together with other parties under the Azimio coalition, are awaiting a directive from Mr. Odinga on the specifics of the gatherings.
“We will get the details of it.
If it is a rally that we will need to attend as members of the opposition, then we will attend.
I am sure we will get communication from Raila Odinga.
I will reach out to him so that we get into the details of when is the rally meeting and what is the plan,” he said during an interview with Spice FM.
This fresh development comes after the party’s earlier stance that they would not participate in Odinga’s rallies which are set to kick off on Wednesday, December 7, at the Kamukunji Grounds in Nairobi.
Their sister party under the coalition, KANU, had also distanced itself from the rallies.
In his latest address, Mr Kioni defended Raila’s plan to rally against Ruto’s administration, saying protesting is a cardinal tool provided for the opposition.
“Protesting is a tool that is available to the opposition and they should use it when they think it is appropriate,” he noted.
He further urged the government not to be “arrogant” and listen to the issues raised by Mr. Odinga.
Azimio plans to have two separate public rallies at the Kamukunji grounds in Nairobi.
After Wednesday’s rally, Mr Odinga is set to hold another on Monday, December 12.
He has since teased making a big revelation at the rally, tweeting on Sunday, “We know what they did, how they did it, and who helped them do it. We shall reveal all that shortly.”
