The one half of Jubilee party leadership led by suspended secretary general Jeremiah Kioni has dismissed as null and void the ouster of Uhuru Kenyatta as party leader.
In a statement via the party's official Twitter handle, the group said the party Constitution does not envisage a situation where a rebel group can evict a Party Leader from his position.
It added that Uhuru has overall authority over all party officials and party organs and the party's official communication must be done via official platforms by the secretary general at the headquarters.
"The rebel group's meetings in clandestine locations, the subsequent minutes and resolutions are null and void," it said.
On Tuesday, the Jubilee faction led by acting secretary general Kanini Kega replaced Uhuru with nominated MP Sabina Chege as party leader in an acting capacity.
Kega said the decision was made by the Jubilee National Executive Council following a meeting attended by 22 out of 28 members.
"The office of the party leader is hereby declared vacant and pending the decision of the NDC, Sabina Chege will be the acting party leader of the Jubilee party," Kega said.
But in dismissing this change of guard, Kioni's faction said records at Office of the Registrar of Political Parties are clear on who the party's officials are and termed the officials appointed by the Kega team as illegitimate.
The team said as such, the only NDC whose resolutions will be respected and considered formal is the one that will be convened by Uhuru.
"In this respect, kindly note that the special NDC scheduled for 22nd May, 2023 is on unless otherwise communicated officially via the official party communication channels.
"The Party Leader Uhuru Kenyatta can summon a meeting of any organ of the Party at any time as provided for under Article 10 of the Party Constitution," the group said.
It accused the Kenya Kwanza regime of orchestrating the alleged changes in leadership terming the move as "blatant disrespect and disregard to multiparty democracy."
The team said the disregard of parties' internal democracy by the government is part of the reasons the Azimio la Umoja coalition has been calling for mass protests to stop "assault" on opposition parties.
The team accused President William Ruto of "attempting to capture Jubilee to settle political scores."
"Instead of attempting to capture Jubilee, he should capture the cost of living, the cost of electricity, and basic commodities, the weakening shilling among scores of other issues he promised to address if elected," they said.