Uhuru Kenyatta to drop Jubilee Party leadership after High Court ruling

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta accepts High Court ruling barring retired heads of state from party leadership, confirms readiness to hand over Jubilee Party leadership..

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Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta will step down as Jubilee Party leader following a High Court ruling that upholds a law restricting former presidents from holding party office more than six months after leaving office.

The law, Section 6 of the Presidential Retirement Benefits Act, was upheld by Justice Lawrence Mugambi.
The ruling confirms that former presidents are in a distinct constitutional category due to their influence.
Kenyatta's office welcomed the ruling, viewing it as a move towards democratic maturity and enabling a lawful transition of party leadership.

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