600 members from Musalia Mudavadi 's Amani National Congress (ANC) Party, which is in the National Super Alliance (NASA), have decamped to the Jubilee Party.
Led by Navakholo, Kakamega County Branch Secretary General Kennedy Ngao, the members blamed ANC for lacking visionary leadership and development agenda.
"We have had wide consultations and decided to join Jubilee because they have the interests of our people. ANC has poor leadership which is not ready to listen and serve the common citizens," Ngao stated while being received at the Jubilee office in Navakholo.
He added: "Members have no confidence in ANC, some members in the party are supporting Jubilee candidates and we do not want to be seen as hypocrites that is why we have decided to ditch ANC and fully support Jubilee."
Ngao further accused the party of conducting shambolic primaries and denying members a chance to pick their preferred candidates.
He noted that the party did not conduct nominations in some areas thus forcing candidates to buy the certificates.
Navakholo ANC women leader Rita Kulova blamed Mudavadi for failing to guide the party.
She stated that their decision to move to Jubilee was because of its transparency and many projects initiated in the constituency.
"ANC has no direction. When Mudavadi left the presidency for Raila Odinga and accepted a seat that is not in the Constitution, that left the party headless," Ms Kulova indicated.
Jubilee Navakholo Constituency Chairman Jotham Wamae confirmed that the party had received over 600 members from ANC adding that this would help boost its popularity in the area.
"Jubilee has done a lot to our people. We have witnessed the construction of roads, technical training institute and medical college which will benefit our people. I welcome the new members in our winning team," Wamae stated.
