A Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) official has confirmed that the outfit was not invited to the Jubilee Party’s National Delegates Conference (NDC).
In an interview on Monday, September 29, DCP Party Kajiado Coordinator Daniel Kanchori said the matter was not a sign of strained relations between the two parties, but rather an internal decision by Jubilee.
"We were never invited to the Jubilee meeting. We know they had some in-house party issues to handle, so we were never invited," he said.
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta spearheaded the Jubilee Party NDC on Friday, September 26, at the Jockey Club, Ngong Racecourse.
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Notably, during the meeting, Uhuru confirmed that Jubilee Party continues to be a member of the Azimio coalition, despite significant changes within the coalition's membership over recent years.
He explained that the party had originally joined Azimio because of a shared vision for the country's future.
"When we last convened a National Delegates Conference prior to the 2022 general elections, the party resolved to become a member of the Azimio La Umoja coalition because I, as party leader then and now, was convinced that the coalition and its members shared a common vision for our country," he stated.
At the same time, Uhuru acknowledged that the coalition has undergone substantial transformations since then.
"In the years since then, however, the Azimio coalition membership has undergone changes. I don't need to elaborate," he remarked.
In a significant development, Uhuru indicated that decisions about Jubilee's continued participation in Azimio would be left to the party's incoming leadership.
"Notwithstanding these changes and as we speak today, the party, as per the decision of our organ,s remains a member of what is left of this coalition, and any decision on whether to reinvest in it or leave it will be a decision for the party's new leadership to take when the time comes," he declared.
Uhuru made it clear that Jubilee Party is actively preparing for the next general election, emphasizing the party's commitment to fielding strong candidates across all elective positions.
"Make no mistake when I say that, like any other political party, we shall be prepared, we shall be preparing for the next general election and doing so in earnest, and it remains our firm intention to field the best possible candidates for all elective positions. We shall either do this on our own or we shall do this in concert with like-minded political movements," he further explained.
