Jubilee Is Not Your Kiosk- Sabina Chege Hits Out At Kioni
Chege warned Kioni against treating the party like his own shop...
Marvin Chege 
Nominated Member of Parliament Sabina Chege on Friday, February 9 lashed out at embattled Jubilee Party Secretary-General, Jeremiah Kioni, over the running of affairs within the party.
Speaking to the media, Chege warned Kioni against treating the party like his own shop, blaming him for failing to guide his fellow party members.
She also blamed Kioni for leaving out the party members during important events and Parliamentary Group (PG) meetings, including the recent PG meeting at Maanzoni Lodge in Machakos County, which brought together MPs from the Azimio la Umoja coalition.
From right to left: President William Ruto, Nominated MP Sabina Chege and Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua pose at State House, Nairobi on February 8, 2023. /PCS
"Let Kioni know Jubilee party is not his own kiosk. He has never called us for any PG. He has never given us direction, so when he wakes up from his bed he cannot expect that we will follow him.
"Even when he went to represent us at the Azimio PG, he never invited us nor told us the agenda," stated Chege.
The lawmaker further defended her move to join forces with President William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza government in the company of other Jubilee Party members, giving an example of former President Uhuru Kenyatta who she said decided to partner with Azimio leader, Raila Odinga, for the tranquillity of the country.
"This country is bigger than any individual. I would like to say that we are following in the footsteps of our party leader Uhuru Kenyatta. After the elections in 2017, in 2018 he is the first person who went to look for Raila Odinga and look for a handshake.
"Because he told us that this nation is bigger than any one of us. And he was avoiding what we are seeing now of people in the streets and maandamano (public rallies). So we are following in his footsteps," she said.
It was only a few weeks ago whereby Chege rooted for Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua as the sole Mt Kenya kingpin while supporting his leadership and respecting the will of the people during the August 9, 2022 elections.
"For now we only have one leader as Mount Kenya people and that's Rigathi Gachagua and we have to support him fully," she said.
"When we support Gachagua from the ground then he will be much respected even up there. You all know I was an Azimio diehard but just as I respect leadership, I also respect the decisions you made through your votes and that's why you saw me in State House the other day."
She further decried that she would not take part in the Azimio anti-government rallies, despite being one of the few Mt Kenya leaders who heavily campaigned for Raila ahead of the August polls.
Kioni was suspended as the Jubilee Party SG due to negligence and misconduct, with East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) Member of Parliament (MP) Kanini Kega taking his place. The party's National Executive Council (NEC) also expressed its plans to exit the Azimio coalition.
However, he countered the ouster by initiating disciplinary action against Kega, Chege, Senator Fatuma Dullo and Adan Keynan.
