Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru on Tuesday, May 19, asked Jubilee Party rebels to either respect President Uhuru Kenyatta or resign.
Speaking from Kithiriti Primary School in Nyangati Ward, Mwea Constituency, where the governor was distributing food and face masks to the elderly, Waiguru stated that all members of the party had signed a code of conduct that they needed to follow.
"Everybody signed a code of conduct before they got their nomination certificate and all of us signed that we will adhere to the constitution of Jubilee Party and that we will recognise that we have a party leader and party structures," Waiguru stated.
Further, Waiguru insisted that the Jubilee Party would continue to crack the whip on party rebels.
"If somebody is not happy with the Jubilee Party, they have options. We have many parties in Kenya, you can go to another party. If you are in Jubilee, the least you can do is respect His Excellency the President," she declared.
The Kirinyaga boss insisted that only leaders who shared the president's vision should chair various Parliamentary committees to help the president realise the Big 4 Agenda.
Waiguru's declaration came at a time when the party was expected to remove Kithure Kindiki as Deputy Speaker.
In a list that surfaced on Wednesday, 48 Senators had expressed their support for the motion and had already appended their signatures and I.D numbers to the document.
Newly-elected Majority Chief Whip Irungu Kang'ata was previously quoted stating that Kindike was among senators who did not attend the Parliamentary Group meeting at State House and had given no reason for not attending.
On May 11, 2020, Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika and Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen were ousted as Chief Whip and Majority Leader from the Senate respectively.
