- The MP said Uhuru should retire as the law is not on his side.
- She said Uhuru had abandoned Jubilee and only surfaced after the leadership changes.
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Jubilee Party acting leader Sabina Chege has accused former President Uhuru Kenyatta of trying to intimidate her after taking over the reigns of the party.
Chege was this week installed as Jubilee party leader by the National Executive Council, which also kicked out Uhuru.
The former Murang'a MP said Uhuru is no longer the Jubilee party's leader following the NEC's a decision and should therefore keep off.
Accusing the former President of trying to regain the leadership of the party through the backdoor, Chege said Uhuru's days in the party are over.
The nominated MP said she does not fear being kicked out of Parliament as long as she is fighting for Jubilee party members whom she said Uhuru had abandoned.
"Cowardice is a cause of poverty. They can take away her nomination if they can. They can take away her minority whip if they can. He should communicate directly with me instead of sending his foot soldiers," she said.
Speaking on Inooro TV, Sabina said ejecting Uhuru from the party's leadership was meant to salvage the outfit, telling the former president to accept and move on.
"The Jubilee Party is owned by its members and its power is exercised by elected leaders. He has no position in the party. We gave him his two terms as president. He should be grateful. He should concentrate on being a statesman. His time in politics is over," she said.
She said the former President is contravening the law that requires him to retire from politics.
"The law is not on his side. Six months outside State House disqualifies him from being our party leader. He is yet to write a letter to explain that he is still an active politician," she said.
"At this rate, you might see him on the streets participating in protests. He is eroding the dignity and respect that comes with his name, history and status."
The MP alleged that Uhuru had all along handed over the Jubilee party to Raila Odinga's ODM until they moved to salvage it.
"He abandoned us at the negotiating table on parliamentary power-sharing. Jubilee was not consulted in parliamentary committees, parliamentary commissions... we tried to reach him through phone calls and text messages. He never responded," she alleged.
"As for the Jubilee Party, if we stayed in Azimio, we would have died. If we hunted alone, we would have died. We thought it prudent to create an independent tact, supported by our friends, so that we could go out to hunt in good health, with full stomachs," she said.
Sabina accused Uhuru of engaging in a thuggish behaviour that does not befit a leader of his stature.
"When we recently went to take over our party on the advice of due process, we found ODM politicians manning the gates. Mr Kenyatta stormed our offices accompanied by well-known street thugs. Jeremiah Kioni (the embattled secretary general) was there as a church elder and lawyer .... armed with a huge metal rod ready for war," she said.
"We have seen him on board campaign vans in Nyanza region declaring Mr Odinga as his party leader. He is silent and comes out with thugs telling us to leave Jubilee. We are not going anywhere. Jubilee is us, not him."