Jeremiah Kioni Breaks Silence On Muhoho Kenyatta CS Consideration
Jubilee Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni has denied accusations that former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s younger brother, Muhoho Kenyatta, is pursuing a major Cabinet position, days after President William Ruto met with Uhuru.
Speaking at a Thanksgiving ceremony on Friday, December 13, Kioni stated that Muhoho Kenyatta was not interested in any government position and that if he had been, he would have submitted an application.
The Jubilee Party principal dismissed the allegations as baseless, claiming that they were intended to tarnish the former president’s image and name.
Kioni also refuted reports of a possible merger between Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee Party and President Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA).
According to him, the Jubilee Party was still in opposition and would continue to reflect the people’s concerns.
“Muhoho Kenyatta IS NOT Interested in any government positions”
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“I want to say we are not merging with UDA, we have no time for that, and we are not getting there, we remain in opposition, and we represent people’s views,” the Jubilee Party Sec Gen stated.
“What Uhuru Kenyatta told Ruto are things that the Jubilee party has been telling the government, and we will continue saying to them that we are still there and we will speak for the people until the end,” he added.
At the same time, Kioni warned religious leaders against accepting gifts from politicians, particularly those in government.
According to him, such efforts eroded Kenyans’ trust in church leaders.
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He claimed that in recent weeks, various church leaders were summoned to meetings at the State House only to be handed money to divert their attention.
“This behaviour of going to State House, you must come out with a brown envelope, and if you accept the envelope, even your preachings become corrupt. And this is what had led to where we are today,” Kioni revealed.
Meanwhile, Kioni’s thoughts come a week after President Ruto met with his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta, at the latter’s Chaweri house to address national issues.
Kenyans were taken aback by the two’s unannounced meeting, which fueled talk of a possible political reunion following years of feuding.
Jeremiah Kioni Breaks Silence On Muhoho Kenyatta CS Consideration
