Former Nyeri Town Member of Parliament Ngunjiri Wambugu has filed a formal objection to recent leadership changes in the Jubilee Party gazetted last week.
In a strongly worded letter dated April 20, 2026, and addressed to the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP), Wambugu contested the legality of the changes published under Gazette Notice No. 5749 of April 17, 2026. The notice had invited written submissions within seven days regarding the intended alterations to the party’s top officials.
“This letter constitutes my formal statutory objection,” Wambugu declared, identifying himself as a registered member of the Jubilee Party (Membership No. JP1116789), a former MP elected under its banner between 2017 and 2022, and an aspirant for the 2027 General Election. He insisted that he has a “direct, legitimate and protectable interest” in the party’s lawful governance and internal democracy.
The former legislator accused the party of operating in a cloud of confusion and secrecy. In a series of letters sent between March 3 and April 7, 2026, to both the Jubilee Party and the ORPP, Wambugu raised alarm over what he termed a breakdown in transparency, accountability, and constitutional order.
He questioned the legitimacy of the current office bearers, the composition of the National Executive Committee, and the opaque manner in which key decisions are made. He further decried the rise of “extra-constitutional and informal power structures” that, he claimed, have hijacked the party’s decision-making processes.
Wambugu also accused unnamed individuals of making public declarations and political commitments on behalf of the party without consulting members or following constitutional procedures. “Who is presently exercising decision-making authority in the name of the Jubilee Party, and on what lawful constitutional basis?” he asked pointedly.
According to Wambugu, the Registrar of Political Parties cannot lawfully register decisions that are disputed, unverified, or constitutionally defective. “Where the underlying decision is disputed, unverified, or constitutionally defective, there is no valid decision capable of registration. Accordingly, the present request for registration is legally unsustainable ab initio,” he wrote.
His objection has thrown the already divided Jubilee Party into deeper turmoil, exposing simmering tensions over control and legitimacy.
