Shock as Mt Kenya's Top Governor Officially Abandons Jubilee and Announces His Next Move

Mt Kenya Governors during media conference. | Photo: Courtesy/YouTube

Lee Kinyanjui, Governor of Nakuru, has formally left the Jubilee party. Lee said today in Nakuru that he has joined the Ubuntu party and will run for re-election as governor of Nakuru.

"I will run for re-election as a member of the Ubuntu party. I'm sure you've heard about the party, "Kinyanjui explained.

At a meeting on Saturday, December 4, the governors, Lee Kinyanjui (Nakuru), Francis Kimemia (Nyandarua), James Nyoro (Kiambu), and Nderitu Mureithi (Laikipia), indicated in a meeting on Saturday, December 4, that they were in negotiations and would soon declare a unified alliance ahead of the 2022 General Election.

During the meeting, the four governors of the ruling Jubilee Party backed discussions to build an alliance for 2022 co-led by the Party of National Unity (PNU) and the Ubuntu Peoples Forum (UPF).

The governors stated in the statement that they are actively working in creating broader consensus that will result in a powerful political vehicle for 2022.