Former Jubilee Party Secretary General Raphael Tuju has resigned from the party.
In a letter to former President Uhuru Kenyatta dated Tuesday, August 19, Tuju said he does not see any value he is adding to the former ruling party.
Tuju, however, said he is open to working with the former head of state in the future.
“I still look forward to working with you in the future. However, at the present time, I see no more value that I can add to the Jubilee Party.
“I therefore tender my resignation. Please accept my best wishes for your well-being and for the Party,” read the letter in part.
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Tuju thanked Uhuru for giving him the opportunity to serve as the Jubilee Party Secretary General for six years from 2016 to 2022.
He noted that Uhuru took a bold step to entrust him with the position, given that he was from the Luo community while the party was largely anchored in the Kikuyu and Kalenjin communities.
“It was an exceptionally bold political step on your part to have entrusted this sensitive position to me as a person coming from the Luo tribe, while the anchor of the party was essentially the Kikuyu and Kalenjin tribes,” Tuju stated.
The former Jubilee SG also praised Uhuru for his move to have a handshake with ODM leader Raila Odinga in 2018.
Tuju noted that even President William Ruto made a similar move after the Gen Z protests of 2024 to prevent instability in the country.
“In the ever-evolving ironies of Kenyan politics, after the Gen-Z riots of 2024, President Ruto, now bearing the full responsibility of the weight of carrying the state, had to make compromises and do exactly what you had done in 2018: A handshake with Raila Odinga,” he stated.
During Uhuru's administration, Tuju served as a Cabinet secretary without a portfolio.
Ahead of the 2022 general elections, he was succeeded by former Ndaragwa MP Jeremiah Kioni as the Jubilee Party Secretary General.
Tuju was then named as the Executive Director of the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance.
He was tasked with coordinating all member parties within Azimio and leading the strategic and programme teams.
The Azimio la Umoja coalition, however, lost the presidential elections after Kenya Kwanza’s William Ruto emerged victorious.
