Former Nyeri Town MP Ngunjiri Wambugu has written to Jubilee Party Secretary General Moitalel Ole Kenta, questioning the legitimacy of recent party decisions and defending his Jubilee Party membership status amid internal wrangles in the former ruling party.
In a letter dated 12th March 2026, addressed to Kenta and copied from an earlier complaint to Party Leader Uhuru Kenyatta, Wambugu said he was redirecting his concerns to the Secretary General following instructions issued during a press conference held by Kenta.
Wambugu, however, raised several issues regarding the party’s internal structure and leadership recognition. He noted that during the National Delegates Conference (NDC) held on 26th September 2025, delegates resolved to vest most of the party’s authority in the office of the Party Leader.
He argued that this resolution justified his initial decision to address his complaint to Kenyatta, who remains officially recognized by the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP).
“The office of the Secretary General still shows the previous officials and has not gazetted the most recent changes,” Wambugu stated, adding that this lack of clarity had created confusion within the party’s leadership structure.
Responding to Kenta’s remarks questioning his loyalty, Wambugu dismissed claims that he might be affiliated with another political outfit. He asserted that he remains a bona fide member of the Jubilee Party, registered as Member No. JP1116789 since 2017.
“I have even had the privilege to serve as a Member of Parliament on behalf of Jubilee between 2017 and 2022,” he wrote, emphasizing that he stayed loyal to the party and its leader through the 2022 general elections, even as many colleagues defected to other formations.
Wambugu also raised concerns about the manner in which the party has introduced former Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i as its presidential candidate. He argued that the Jubilee constitution does not provide for an office of “Presidential Candidate” and that due process must be followed before any endorsement is made public.
“The process calls for a candidate to present themselves and their vision to party delegates at an NDC, get the buy-in of the delegates, and an official endorsement by the NDC,” he explains. “Only on the basis of this resolution can they then present themselves to the Kenyan public as a bona fide presidential candidate of the Jubilee Party.”
He questioned why this process had not been followed for Dr. Matiang’i and whether other members would be allowed to seek the party’s endorsement for the same position.
The former MP further reminded the Secretary General of his commitment to support party aspirants, citing recent incidents where senior Jubilee officials allegedly backed candidates from rival parties. He referenced a by-election in Narok and another event where the party’s Deputy Leader publicly endorsed a candidate from a different party, despite Jubilee having its own aspirant in the race.
”There was also a highly publicized event where our very own Deputy Party Leader endorsed a Senator candidate from another party in the presence of one of our own party members who is a recognized aspirant for the same position,” he noted.
The Jubilee Party is a member of the United Opposition and it seeks to redefine its political direction ahead of the next general election.
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