Natembeya slams Ruto for hosting UDA meeting at State House

Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya accused the President of turning State House into a political party headquarters...

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Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya criticized President William Ruto for hosting a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) meeting at State House, Nairobi, accusing him of turning the official residence into a political party headquarters. Natembeya argued that previous presidents avoided holding party meetings at State House to maintain its neutrality as a national institution.

Governor George Natembeya, highlighted that neither Moi (KANU), Kibaki (PNU), nor Uhuru (Jubilee) used State House for party meetings.
The primary organization involved is the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), led by President William Ruto.
Natembeya emphasized that State House should remain a neutral "symbol of the Republic," reserved for national decision-making, diplomacy, and constitutional duties, separate from party politics.

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