… He first won the seat in 2011 on a Party of National Unity ticket, before moving to The National Alliance in 2013 and then Jubilee in 2017.The defection comes as Gachagua steps up efforts to turn DCP into a national political vehicle and strengthen his hand in talks over a united …
… The communication strategist has worked with Jubilee Party leader and former president Uhuru Kenyatta since 2012 when the premier led The National Alliance (TNA) party. …
… The communications strategist said her departure marked the end of a transformative political journey that began in 2012 when she joined The National Alliance (TNA) as Communications Manager before it merged with URP to form the Jubilee Party. …
… The communications strategist said her departure marked the end of a transformative political journey that began in 2012 when she joined The National Alliance (TNA) as Communications Manager before it merged with URP to form the Jubilee Party. …
… In a statement on Tuesday, July 21, Njoroge said her resignation takes effect immediately, bringing to an end a political journey that began in 2012 when she joined The National Alliance (TNA) as communications manager before it merged with the United Republican Party (URP) to fo …
… He likened DCP’s rise to the emergence of The National Alliance (TNA) ahead of the 2013 General Election and UDA’s dominance before the 2022 polls. …
… Formed in September 2016 through the merger of 11 political parties, including Uhuru Kenyatta’s The National Alliance (TNA) and William Ruto’s United Republican Party (URP), Jubilee quickly emerged as Kenya’s dominant political force. …
… Formed in September 2016 through the merger of 11 political parties, including Uhuru Kenyatta’s The National Alliance (TNA) and William Ruto’s United Republican Party (URP), Jubilee quickly emerged as Kenya’s dominant political force. …
… Speaking during a public gathering at Lukosi Comprehensive School, the outspoken legislator warned ODM supporters to brace themselves for major political realignments ahead of the next polls, comparing the party’s current troubles to the collapse of The National Alliance (TNA), w …
Peter Kimari, a former Mathioya MP, has been unanimously elected Murang'a branch Jubilee Party chairperson, replacing Njuguna Mubea who resigned and defected to the People's Party of Kenya.
Peter Kimari, a former Mathioya MP, has been unanimously elected Murang'a branch Jubilee Party chairperson, replacing Njuguna Mubea who resigned and defected to the People's Party of Kenya.
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has acknowledged approaches from the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) involving youth representatives, women leaders and MPs, but has not confirmed his intention to leave the United Democratic Alliance (UDA). He said he was taking the appeals seriously and had discussed his political future with the late Raila Odinga, who he described as a father figure, before the former premier's death.
Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan has quit the Jubilee Party to join former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's Democracy for Citizens Party, citing high cost of living, unemployment, and corruption as drivers for the move ahead of the 2027 General Election. Hassan denied personal grievances over Gachagua's impeachment and expressed his presidential ambitions.
A Standard opinion piece argues that Pauline Njoroge's resignation from Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee Party to align with Senator Edwin Sifuna is a "reckless gamble" that may damage her political prospects, warning that if her move fails to deliver results by 2027, she may not recover.
Digital strategist Pauline Njoroge has resigned from the Jubilee Party to join Linda Mwananchi, a young political faction advocating for change anchored in integrity and constitutionalism. Njoroge, appointed to Jubilee's National Executive Council in May 2023, said her conviction grew stronger after joining the movement in February.
Pauline Njoroge, a Nairobi gubernatorial aspirant and former Jubilee Party Deputy Organising Secretary, has resigned from the party after 14 years and signals she will join the Linda Mwananchi Party, which is linked to the opposition. Njoroge, who joined The National Alliance in 2012 before its merger into Jubilee, cited political realignments ahead of the 2027 General Election.
Pauline Njoroge has resigned from the Jubilee Party after 14 years, signalling that she is set to formally join the Linda Mwananchi Party. The communications strategist and former Deputy Organising Secretary said her departure marked a new political chapter ahead of the 2027 General Election.
Pauline Njoroge has resigned from the Jubilee Party and its National Executive Committee, where she served as Deputy Organising Secretary, saying she will now dedicate herself to the Linda Mwananchi movement, which she joined in February.
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has defended prolonged celebrations following the Democratic Congress Party's victory in the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, arguing the result signaled a turning point in Kenya's politics and demonstrated voters could reject government-backed campaigns despite alleged deployment of Cabinet Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, MPs, parastatal chiefs, and billions of shillings in projects.
The Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election has underscored the Jubilee Party's dramatic decline in its former political heartland, with candidate Wilson Mwaniki Kigwa securing just 198 votes and finishing third. The Democracy for Citizens Party won the seat with candidate Sammy Douglas Kamau Waweru garnering 35,440 votes, while UDA's Samuel Muchina Nyagah finished second with 5,450 votes.
The Jubilee Party finished third in the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election with just 198 votes, reflecting the party's decline since the 2017 election when it dominated Central Kenya. Democracy for Citizens Party candidate Sammy Douglas Kamau Waweru won with 35,440 votes, while UDA's Samuel Muchina Nyagah came second with 5,450 votes.
Saboti MP Caleb Amisi has claimed that President William Ruto is plotting to dismantle the ODM from within to prevent the party from appearing on the 2027 ballot, and alleged that senior ODM figures critical of the broad-based government are being systematically pushed out of the party.