DEPUTY PRESIDENT WILLIAM RUTO SET TO LOSE 6 KEY LEGISLATORS

Six nominated Jubilee senators allied to Deputy President William Ruto are on the verge of having their seats declared vacant.

Yesterday, the Registrar of Political Parties Anne Nderitu told The Standard that her office has kicked off the process of striking off the names of the expelled senators from Jubilee membership roll.

Ms Nderitu said that having received communication on the party’s resolution to kick out the errand members from Jubilee Secretary General Raphael Tuju, her office has begun to review the procedure followed in expelling the members. She said the office has about three days to make a decision, while hinting that it could be as soon as today.

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“We received Jubilee’s communication this morning. We are reviewing it before we can communicate our decision, which will be done within three days,” said Nderitu.

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s side in the ruling Jubilee has expelled nominated senators Isaac Mwaura, Millicent Omanga, Mary Seneta, Falhada Dekow, Naomi Waqo and Victor Prengei for associating with Deputy President William Ruto.

The letter by Jubilee was submitted to the Office of the registrar and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

Should the registrar strike off the names from the party’s membership list, Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka will declare the six seats vacant. This will consequently pave way for IEBC to start the process of replacing the fired senators.

By Standard Digital