While in an interview with Sunday Nation at his Asembo, Rarieda home in Siaya County Jubilee Party Secretary General Raphael Tuju has alleged that they will not allow leaders accused of corruption to vie for any leadership positions in party elections scheduled to be held in March next year,
“You cannot abet corruption and say you are a staunch member of Jubilee yet the party advocates for zero tolerance to corruption in its manifesto,” Tuju said on Utamaduni day.
Currently, Jubilee’s prominent members are facing corruption related charges. Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu, Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal and Nairobi’s Mike Mbuvi Sonko.
Several Jubilee MPs are also facing various charges Lamu West MP Stanley Muthama is facing tax evasion charges involving more than Sh400 million.
Embakasi North MP James Gakuya has been charged with fraudulent acquisition of Sh40 million from National Government Constituency Development Fund in fictitious road construction contracts.
Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter is facing multiple counts related to forgery of Sh633 million in Treasury Bills.
Sirisia MP John Waluke is also facing corruption related charges while his counterpart Nakuru Town West MP Samuel Arama is facing charges related to land fraud within Nakuru municipality.
According to Tuju, Jubilee party stands for the rule of law, hence those who abet corruption must be ready to step aside in line with the party ethos. We all know Jubilee is led by senior looters and fraud implicated fellows, what makes Tuju think things will change next year?
“If there is anybody who thinks they can do things that are not in line with the visions and ethos of Jubilee and think they can blackmail us based on their ethnic support, it will not work. It is important to know that this country will go nowhere unless we address those issues,” Tuju said.
This comes at a time when Jubilee’s Chief Whip and DP Ruto’s mouthpiece, that are forces that want Tuju ousted for stating that Mr Ruto is not an automatic Jubilee party’s 2022 Presidential candidate, in the National Assembly Mumias East MP Benjamin Washiali has declared interest in the party’s National Chairman Position in the elections expected early 2020.
The only way Jubilee can achieve this is by forwarding all the files to DCI and other State agencies that will probe and jail almost all, if not all, of the current jubilee team. As Miguna Miguna call them, a battery of looters and murderers.
