600 Jubilee Party Members Defect and Join the Opposition's National Super Alliance (NASA)

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto on Tuesday suffered a major blow after 600 Jubilee county officials defected and joined the Opposition coalition, National Super Alliance (NASA).

The 600 officials from DP Ruto's Uasin Gishu County backyard explained that they ditched the party for NASA because Jubilee had given them a raw deal.

The leaders also accused the government of condoning corruption, stating that the vice was responsible for unemployment and inequitable distribution of resources.

The 600 grass root mobilizers further accused the ruling party of poor governance mentioning that life had become harder for Kenyans since the duo took power.

The leaders were speaking at Ngeny grounds, Soy Constituency after they were welcomed to NASA by former Eldoret South MP Jese Mais and Uasin Gishu NASA coordinator Kipkorir Arap Menjo.

Meanwhile, President Kenyatta on Tuesday received a delegation of over 100 Muslim leaders who vowed to support him and rally their communities to back his re-election bid.

The leaders, who met the President in two groups, also thanked him for appointing the highest number of Cabinet Secretaries and Principal Secretaries from the community.

President Kenyatta on his part noted that his government was fully committed to ensuring the rights of all Kenyans are respected irrespective of their religious, colour or creed.

“I want to encourage and assure you as a government we believe that we must be a nation which respects the rights of other and have a government which will ensure the rule of law for all,” said the President.

The president and the Muslim delegation made the comments shortly after concluding their meeting at State House Nairobi.

 

 

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