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Cracks in Jubilee Party, currently embroiled in leadership wrangles, appear to be widening as the Kanini Kega faction side announced yesterday that they have exited Azimio La Umoja coalition and is now an independent party with no allegiance to any alliance.

During their end of year summit convened by the National Executive Committee (NEC) and its elected leaders, the Kega side claimed that the party has resolved to exit the opposition terming the relationship as an ‘abusive marriage’ pending court’s decision on case filed.

Acting party vice chairman Aden Keynan (above)hinted that they will now start the process to reclaim the slots that they lost while in Azimio alliance to other affiliate parties.

“In the Parliamentary practice, Jubilee is the third largest political party in Kenya with 28 MPs. There are constitutional slots pursuant to Article 108, that this party was entitled to including the deputy minority leader position (National Assembly) which was given to a Wiper MP.

“There are close to 28 slots in leadership, critical committee meant for party minorities and Jubilee has none,” Keynan said.

He added: “We have lost seven of our slots to our Azimio partners and we will demand them. We pronouncing ourselves as completely out of that abusive marriage and we are now an independent political party. It has dawned on us that we are cohabiting with a deceitful, corrupt group made up of political entrepreneurs who manipulate individuals for their personal gains.”

According to the Eldas MP, the party has a legal structure that conforms to the constitution of Kenya and Political Parties Act faulting former Ndaragwa MP Jeremiah Kioni for using the conservatory orders issued by the court to run a one man show where he has started to elect grassroot leaders without involving NEC.

“We see one man going round trying to project himself as the Alfa and Omega of the party. How many number of NEC members, MCAS or even official of the party are supporting what you are doing? He is hiding behind the former leadership of the party who exited the scene through the law,” Keynan said.

Keynan said that the current leadership of Jubilee will not allow its members to be intimidated by internal or external forces to make their decisions in a certain way adding that all matters of discipline will only be handled by the Nec.

“There has been tendency by certain party leaders who write show course letters to MCAs and MPs when they make certain decisions. It is only the NEC that has the mandate to take any disciplinary action against elected leaders. We are warning anybody who is intimidating leaders or calling for party elections that Jubilee is not holding any grassroots elections until all pending court cases are decided,” Keynan stated.

Kega who is Acting Secretary General maintained that he is the bonafide Director of Elections and that the NEC has not sanction any election even.

“Whatever he is doing is just political dramatization and actually those are kicks of a dying horse. There has no order for elections and Jubilee is party with order and structure and when we call for elections we will make it public and known. By next year when the proper Nec will sit that when we shall give further directions,” the EALA MP said.