Jubilee politicians allied to Deputy President William Ruto have reportedly turned their gaze on President Uhuru Kenyatta's family with the latest being his cousin Nana Gecaga.
According to a report by Daily Nation, the leaders, five of whom lost prime seats in the party on Saturday, May 2, unearthed what they termed as worrying practices in the party.
They argued that a company associated with Gecaga was allegedly awarded a tender to supply campaign materials to the party, a move they argued was a conflict of interest.
The company, Bora Ubora Limited, was reportedly paid Ksh361 million by the ruling party after supplying branded T-shirts as well as caps and other materials.
Gecaga, who also serves as the chief executive officer of Kenyatta International Conference Center (KICC), reportedly made the supply with her brother Jomo Gecaga and the president's cousin Selina Renee Pratt.
Shortly after, there is said to have been a back and forth on payment as part of the delivery proof was reportedly missing yet the team demanded payment.
DP Ruto's allies also alleged that the party was among those that failed to file their returns despite the fact that they received money from the government.
The party's Secretary-General Raphael Tuju, however, refuted the claim disclosing that the party "receive funds from the government and therefore have to follow the law." He further added that the party also advertised for the supplies.
A spot-check of the company, Bora Ubora, by Kenyans.co.ke, shows that the company is an obscure entity without much of description over which industry it operates in or what goods it deals with.
The only notable information about the company is a mention by Gecaga on LinkedIn that she owns the firm whose location is pegged in London, United Kingdom.
In the changes published by Tuju, new appointees Lucy Nyawira Macharia, Marete Marungu, Walter Nyambati, Jane Nampaso, and James Waweru replaced outgoing leaders Fatuma Shukri, Pamela Mutu, and Veronica Maina at the party's apex.
Nana has previously come under fire in her role as KICC CEO with the latest being millions in debt that the parastatal she heads owed suppliers.
KICC owed some 69 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) accrued payments to the tune of Ksh211 million which a huge chunk of the debt dating back to 2015.
In her response, at the time, Gecaga admitted that the parastatal could not settle the debt as it was also facing cash crunch over limited allocation from the state.
“If the government does not give us money... The government owes KICC a lot of money,” she justified the parastatal's failure to settle the debt.
