Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has secured a major legal win, bringing an end to the long-standing leadership battle within the Jubilee Party.
In a landmark ruling on Thursday, June 12, the High Court upheld the resolutions made during Jubilee’s National Delegates Conference (NDC) held in May 2023. The decision delivered a crushing defeat to the rival faction that had attempted to wrest control of the party from Uhuru’s leadership.
The court also confirmed Saitoti Torome as the new National Chairman and reinstated Jeremiah Kioni as Secretary-General, officially ousting the opposing group led by East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) MP Kanini Kega.
This legal shift followed a dramatic turn of events when Jubilee chairman Nelson Dzuya withdrew support from the Kega faction and filed a consent in court acknowledging the legitimacy of the 2023 NDC and its resolutions. The move reinforced Uhuru’s control over the party’s leadership structures.
Lawyer Jackson Awele, representing Uhuru’s Jubilee faction, led the legal charge alongside a newly appointed legal team and the party’s Internal Dispute Resolution Committee (IDRC).
The High Court also nullified all leadership changes made by the rival group associated with Kanini Kega and Sabina Chege, stripping them of any formal authority within the party.
The ruling signals a political resurgence for Uhuru, who has maintained a low public profile since exiting office in September 2022. However, his influence within opposition circles has remained steady.
Now firmly back at the helm of Jubilee, Uhuru is poised to play a more active role in shaping Kenya’s political direction ahead of the 2027 general elections.
