Nancy Odindo, a correspondent at Pawonation.com.co.ke, brings more than four years of expertise in reporting on Kenyan politics, current events, and feature stories across both digital and print platforms.
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta is now one step nearer to reclaiming complete authority over the Jubilee Party after an action taken by the party’s chairperson, Nelson Dzuya.
On March 20, Dzuya agreed to implement the amendments approved at the Special National Delegates Convention (SNDC), held in May 2023, where Uhuru was present.
It should be mentioned that Dzuya was aligned with the faction led by Kanini Kega, which aims to seize control of the Jubilee leadership from its founding leader, Uhuru.
At the 2023 SNDC, problematic members who were not loyal to the party were expelled, and they also decided to select new members for the Jubilee's National Executive Committee (NEC).
Dzuya and his group would subsequently manage to overturn the decision via the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (PPDT). The tribunal determined that the SNDC had not been appropriately established.
Nevertheless, Uhuru's group challenged the decision made by the PPDT, contending, amongst other points, that the head of the Jubilee Party has the authority to call gatherings of any party body at will and/or without needing to provide seven days' notice.
In the latest development, Dzuya submitted the approval for the lawful conduct of the SNDC via attorney Jackson Awele, with support from Franklin Mwendani, who represents Jubilee's Internal Disputes Resolution Committee (IDRC).
Attorney Omwanza, who formerly represented IDRC, opposed the consent. However, Attorney Awele contended that the conflict between the party and Dzuya had been resolved, making the IDRC obsolete as it had fulfilled its obligations.
Awele also highlighted that the IDRC lacked corporate status, which raised doubts about its ability to initiate legal actions or be subjected to them.
In the course of the hearing, Omwanza found it challenging to justify how his outdated directives for representing IDRC remained applicable despite the fresh instructions provided to the attorney, Mwendani.
"The appellant represents a political party supported by public funding. It would be prudent to utilize these resources efficiently for effective management rather than squandering them on internal disputes among leaders. Therefore, it serves the public good for this appeal to be resolved according to the agreed-upon terms outlined in the document signed on March 10, 2025," stated Awele.
Thanks to this latest development, Uhuru is close to gaining complete command over the party as new National Executive Committee (NEC) members await the court’s decision regarding the appeal scheduled for May 15, 2025.
More to follow...
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