President Uhuru Kenyatta today said there will be no direct nominations for Jubilee aspirants, saying citizens will decide the leaders they want.
The President said Jubilee is a party that upholds democracy and will ensure that the choice of the people carries the day on April 21 during the primaries.
“The nomination exercise will be free and fair. No one will be accorded a direct ticket because the people are the ones who will decide those to run on the party’s ticket in the August polls,” President Kenyatta said.
He added: “No one seeking our party’s ticket – from MCA to president – will be given a direct ticket until after the nominations are held and the electorate have picked their choice.”
President Kenyatta – who was accompanied by Deputy President William Ruto – spoke when he toured parts of Kiambu and Nairobi counties to thank residents for registering in large numbers in readiness for the August polls.
The President slammed Opposition leaders for concentrating on sharing positions at the expense of focusing on serving the electorate.
“No one who believes in democracy hands out direct tickets even before nominations,” President Kenyatta said.
He accused the Opposition of having nothing to show apart from jostling to share positions.
“As Jubilee, we know we have fulfilled the promise on development and we are focused on implementing projects that will continue to lift the lives of Kenyans. But our opponents have nothing to show for the many years they were in Government holding senior positions,” President Kenyatta said.
The President urged Kenyans to support the Jubilee leadership, saying it has proved its commitment to taking the country to higher levels in development by laying the foundation to move Kenya from a third to a first world country.
