Uhuru men divided on when to kick out Ruto from Jubilee

Deputy President William Ruto and Jubilee Secretary General Raphael Tuju arrive for a media briefing when the DP stormed the party headquarters in Nairobi on September 23, 2020, to push for the party to field a candidate in the Msambweni Constituency by-election. [File, Standard]

Strategy and timing. This is what has split allies of President Uhuru Kenyatta on whether or not to push through the latest push to remove Deputy President William Ruto as Jubilee deputy party leader.

Whereas some in the party’s top hierarchy want the deputy president’s immediate removal from Jubilee’s leadership in an escalation of a battle ahead of the 2022 General Election, another group sees no hurry just yet.

The Standard understands that this group reckons that the DP’s removal should be put on hold and used as a trump card by the president in future political battles in the larger scheme of national politics.