Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has handed over leadership of the Jubilee Party to former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i, marking a significant transition for the party as it prepares for the 2027 General Election.

• Fred Matiang’i will serve as the interim party leader, pending confirmation by the Jubilee Party's National Delegates Convention (NDC).
• Uhuru Kenyatta will remain with the party as a senior adviser and senior member.
• This leadership change follows years of internal disputes within the Jubilee Party and comes amid ongoing legal discussions regarding retired presidents holding office in political parties.

A Kenyan court has struck down a law that restricted retired presidents from holding political party office for more than six months after leaving office and allowed Parliament to reduce their retirement benefits.

• Justice Bahati Mwamuye declared Sections 4 and 6 of the Presidential Retirement Benefits Act unconstitutional.
• This ruling has significant implications for retired President Uhuru Kenyatta, invalidating efforts to review his retirement benefits and restrict his role in the Jubilee Party.
• The judgment creates a legal split, as another judge, Justice Lawrence Mugambi, had previously upheld similar restrictions.

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has formally handed over leadership of the Jubilee Party to former Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i, a move awaiting ratification by the party's National Delegates Convention (NDC).

• Dr. Fred Matiang’i is set to become the new party leader, pending NDC approval.
• The handover follows a recent High Court ruling that upheld a law restricting retired presidents from holding formal political party office beyond six months post-presidency.
• This development comes after deliberations at the party's National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday.

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has publicly stated his conviction that Raila Odinga won the 2022 presidential election. Speaking at a Jubilee Party meeting on Tuesday, September 22, Kenyatta questioned the election outcome based on Azimio's strong performance in other races.

• Kenyatta asserted, "to this day I know that he is the one who won those votes."
• He highlighted Azimio's apparent victories in most parliamentary and county races as evidence of widespread support.
• Kenyatta rejected claims he was responsible for Odinga's loss, stating, "I was not on the ballot, and they are lying. I was only Raila's handyman."

The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) has strongly criticized retired President Uhuru Kenyatta for his continued assertion that Raila Odinga won the 2022 presidential election.

• UDA Secretary General Hassan Omar accused Kenyatta of failing to accept the election results, which saw President William Ruto declared the winner.
• Omar further alleged that Kenyatta utilized State machinery to influence the 2022 election outcome.
• The UDA official also reminded Kenyatta that President Ruto was instrumental in his 2013 and 2017 election victories.