Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has dismissed calls for him to step down as Jubilee Party leader and keep off politics.
Speaking on Friday, May 1, during a phone call at the homecoming ceremony of Jubilee Secretary General Moitalel Ole Kenta, the former President insisted that he will firmly remain in charge of Jubilee Party.
According to Uhuru, he has the constitutional right to freedom of expression and to engage in politics, noting that he retains the liberty to speak and belong to the party.
“Why do they always want me to remain silent? They do not even want me at weddings and funerals of friends. They just want me to remain quiet like a dumb person,” Uhuru said.
“When I talk just a little, they start shouting, telling me to retire and go home. Why didn’t they tell Moi to retire and go home?” he added.
The former Head of the Republic further noted that while he is currently not engaged in active politics, he has the right to defend his party, maintaining that he would stand with the Jubilee party regardless of the criticism.
He slammed the President for allegedly interfering with several political parties, a move he said could take the country back.
“I have the right to stand with Jubilee. They are not only interfering with Jubilee, but they are also after other parties. They want to close all of them down. This is against multipartism,” the former President claimed.
