'Sote Pamoja': Ruto Launches Parallel Jubilee Office Dubbed Jubilee Asili Centre

Deputy President William Ruto has opened parallel Jubilee Party office as his fallout with President Kenyatta continues to play out.

Ruto unveiled the new office dubbed Jubilee Asili Centre in Nairobi’s Kilimani area on Thursday and hosted a section of Jubilee MPs who were recently ousted from parliamentary committees and leadership.

Elgeyo-Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen said the Jubilee Asili Centre will serve as a meeting place for Ruto allies after they were denied access to the Jubilee Party headquarters in Pangani.
 
“We had a meeting with the DP at the Jubilee Asili Centre. It is a Centre for all members, not parallel. It is the Centre for Jubilee Party members who believe in the original idea of the party, including the implementation of the promises we gave to the people,” Murkomen said.

Jubilee deputy secretary-general Caleb Kositany (Soy MP) described the Centre as a “new home.”

“Finally we have a place we can call home. Keep your seat belts on,” Kositany wrote on Twitter.

On Thursday, Ruto tweeted that had lunch with the de-whipped MPs, saying he advised them to focus on the party’s agenda.

“Had lunch with Jubilee MPs who were recently assigned other responsibilities in the party. Thanked them for exemplary service to the party and the nation. I implored them to continue focusing on Jubilee’s people-centered transformational agenda now and in the future. Sote Pamoja,” he said.

Jubilee Asili has adopted the slogan “Sote Pamoja” instead of the Jubilee Party’s “Tuko Pamoja.” In addition, the outfit has replaced colors in the Jubilee logo and features black in the place of red.