The Azimio Coalition will oust Sabina Chege from her post as the National Assembly Minority Whip, according to besieged Jubilee Party Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni.

Speaking at the Azimio Rally, Kioni declared that the Jubilee Party and the Azimio coalition would not elect leaders to the House if they had chosen to turn on the Party by allying with the Kenya Kwanza Government.

PHOTO | COURTESY former Jubilee party secretary general Jeremiah Kioni says that Sabina Chege will be stripped of the minority whip position

On Wednesday, after a meeting at the State House in Nairobi, more than 30 MPs, including Sabina Chege, parted with Azimio La Umoja One Kenya and allied themselves with President William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza Alliance.

"Sabina no longer holds the job we had appointed her to keep as our whip in the National Assembly. When the House reconvenes on Tuesday, these lawmakers present ought to make sure Sabina is de-whipped, Kioni said.

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PHOTO | COURTESY National Assembly minority whip Sabina Chege

After being suspended by a group of parliamentarians on Friday, Kioni's position within the Party still needs to be discovered. Kioni denied rumours that the previous ruling Party had partnered with the Kenya Kwanza.

Jubilee Party started the process of leaving Azimio La Umoja One Kenya on Friday. This procedure will take six months.

In the August 2022 elections, Jubilee competed against President William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza Alliance as a bigger Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance member.

The political Party will convene a special delegates convention to validate a decision made by the Party's highest organ.

Azimio La Umoja One Kenya and the Kenya Kwanza Alliance engaged in a simmering power struggle for control of the Jubilee Party, which resulted in the suspension of the latter group's allies.

PHOTO | COURTESY National Assembly minority whip Sabina Chege to lose the position of the NA minority whip as per Jeremiah Kioni

Vice Chair David Murathe, General Secretary Jeremiah Kioni, and National Treasurer Kagwe Gichochi have all been placed on administrative leave by the Party's national executive committee.

The NEC resolutions said, "The Nationwide Executive Committee engages in dialogue with the ruling party about the potential of developing a functioning cooperation arrangement with it."

It will allow the political group to collaborate and work with Kenya Kwanza Alliance.

Uncertain about his position inside the Party, Kioni denied rumours that the previous ruling Party had allied with the Kenya Kwanza and insisted that he is still the secretary general of the Jubilee Party, dismissing a failed leadership revolt on Friday.