The Blame Game: Who failed Uhuru Kenyatta?

Police officers ejecting Murang'a senator Irungu Kang'ata, after chaos erupted in Juja By-election at Mang'u High School tallying center on 18 May, 2021. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

A series of legal and political blunders by the ruling Jubilee administration have put President Uhuru Kenyatta’s advisors in a tight spot.

The president has taken a beating lately, with recent loses in by-elections held across the country and a string of setbacks from the courts, a factor that put in sharp focus Attorney General Paul Kihara, the government’s legal advisor.

Others on the spotlight for the legal and political mistakes are chief advisor on political affairs Nancy Gitau, Jubilee Party secretary general Raphael Tuju, vice chair David Murathe and Njee Muturi, the Deputy Chief of Staff Legal, Constitutional and Legislative Affairs.