Jubilee Party will engage IEBC to oversee nominations , says Ruto

Deputy President William Ruto has told Jubilee members aspiring to run for elective positions on the new party’s ticket in the next general elections that they will all go through a party nomination process.

Speaking on Friday in Nakuru, the deputy president said that no candidate will be endorsed for the party’s elective posts and all must fight for it at the nominations.

“No one should say I have Uhuru’s or Ruto’s endorsement because the two of us believe endorsement is undemocratic. There is no room for endorsement of anyone in Jubilee,” he said in Kongasis, Gilgil.

Nakuru is among counties where aspirants for various posts are jostling for prominence in the new Jubilee Party as they fight to position themselves as the platform's favourites.

Some of the aspirants have been presenting themselves as Jubilee’s most favourite, with others being considered as having the blessings of the President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy.

The deputy president’s remarks appeared to seek to dispel talk that top Jubilee leaders were favouring some candidates over others.

DP Ruto promised aspirants a free and fair nomination process, adding that new party will engage the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to oversee its nomination process.

There is no room for endorsement for candidates
“Those still harbouring old political mindset of being ideal candidates will definitely be in the wrong place,” he said.

Earlier, the DP attended the burial of former Nakuru town mayor Daniel Kamau Kanyi at his at Ngorika farm in Dundori, Nyandarua County, where he said the process of merging parties affiliated to Jubilee was not only meant to help the Jubilee administration retain power in the 2017 elections but also unite Kenyans beyond the electioneering period.