The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party which is allied with Deputy President William Ruto has declared a dispute following Jubilee’s declaration of its intention to dissolve the coalition agreement.
In a letter addressed to the office of the Registrar of Political Parties, UDA secretary-general Veronica Maina said the relevant organs of the coalition will undertake the appropriate arbitration processes in a bid to resolve the dispute.
She cited constitutional provisions of Section 10 (4) of the Political Parties Act NO. 11 of 2012, as well as the provisions of Article 6 of the said coalition agreement.
The party has also advised all legislators in office, particularly Senator Fatuma Dullo, the deputy majority leader, to remain in office until the arbitration panel decides the fate of the coalition.
The announcement comes just days after the Jubilee Party began the process to sever ties with the DP Ruto-backed UDA formerly known as the Party of Development and Reforms (PDR).
CAS Tuju wrote to Ann Nderitu, the Registrar of Political Parties, declaring Jubilee’s intention to terminate its pre-election agreement with UDA.
According to the letter, the Jubilee Party National Management Committee determined that it was improper and untenable to complete the coalition’s formation after considering the current political and legal obstacles confronting the proposed coalition.
The party also stated that all the PDR officials who participated in the initial coalition talks had been replaced.
“All the PDR officials that were engaged in coalition discussions have been changed and the new officials have exhibited hostility by actively fielding candidates in areas outside the original areas covered by cooperation,” Tuju said on Monday.
The ruling party also raised objections to the ‘hustler nation’ narrative, claiming that its ‘negative connotation’ violated the party’s slogan ‘Tuko pamoja’ which “seeks to unite Kenyans rather than divide them along ethnic or class lines.”
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