According to the Sunday Nation, Jubilee MPs who support President William Ruto have plotted to drive out party officials who still support the opposition Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition.
Allies of ex-President Uhuru Kenyatta are being targeted for removal.
Jeremiah Kioni, Secretary-General of Jubilee, and Vice Chairman David Murathe are among them.
The faction hopes to use Mr Kenyatta’s impending resignation as party leader to achieve the changes that will see Jubilee formally join Kenya Kwanza.
The scheme’s details were revealed mere days after Dr. Ruto and his deputy, Rigathi Gachagua, met with a group of Jubilee parliamentarians at State House and Harambee Annex.
Sabina Chege, a nominated MP, and Jubilee Elections Director and East African Legislative Assembly MP Kanini Kega met with Mr Gachagua on Tuesday.
Other MPs at the meeting were David Kiaraho (Ol Kalou), Irene Njoki (Bahati), Zachary Kwenya (Kinangop), Shadrack Mwiti (Imenti South), Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West), Amos Mwago (Starehe), Dan Karitho (Igembe Central), Stanley Muthama (Lamu West) and Joseph Githuku (Lamu).
The same team met Dr Ruto and the DP at State House last weekend when Azimio leader Raila Odinga declared the Kenya Kwanza “illegitimate”.
Jubilee split
Mr Odinga’s latest anti-government drive is said to have triggered the growing split in Jubilee.
Mr Kega has in recent days been rallying Mt Kenya Jubilee MPs to back Mr Gachagua as the region’s most senior politician.
He says he cannot be in the opposition when he is required to be pushing for the region’s development agenda.
Mr Kioni told the Sunday Nation that he is aware of the scheme to ally Jubilee with the ruling alliance by removing officials perceived to be critical of the President.
He, however, added that the MPs cannot effect any changes in Jubilee without convening the National Delegates Convention (NDC).
“They (Kenya Kwanza) are not happy after we exposed the August 9, 2022 election rigging. They have realised that I have become an important figure in Azimio affairs,” the former Ndaragwa MP said.
He added that Jubilee remains committed to remaining in Azimio and “will not be destroyed by individuals swayed by personal interests”.
Mr Kioni said some of the MPs behind the campaign did not have genuine reasons for joining Azimio.
Former Nyeri MP Ngunjiri Wambugu said the move should not be construed to be targeting particular individuals.
