Pauline Njoroge Rattles Kenya Kwanza Sympathisers With Calls For Jubilee Revival: "We Must Rise"

• Pauline Njoroge claimed that the Mt. Kenya region had been given a raw deal in the Kenya Kwanza coalition
• She accused President William Ruto's regime of silencing Mt. Kenya's elected leaders whenever they raised issues of importance to the region's community
• Njoroge said that Mt Kenya was not a shareholder in the Kenya Kwanza administration, as claimed by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua

Michael Ollinga is a journalist at TUKO.co.ke with over 10 years of experience covering courts and crimes, special reports, and current affairs in Kenya.

Jubilee Party Deputy Organising Secretary Pauline Njoroge has ignited a heated political conversation after her fiery statements criticising President William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza administration.

Pauline Njoroge speaks

Njoroge led a group of Jubilee leaders from Mt Kenya to distance themselves from claims that their more prominent political faction, Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party, was on the verge of collapse.

She reiterated that the Jubilee Party was in Azimio la Umoja to stay and push for the representation of the Mt. Kenya electorate.

The Jubilee Party National Executive Committee, aligned with former president Uhuru Kenyatta, nominated Pauline Njoroge as the deputy organising secretary in May 2023.

Pauline Njoroge on Mt. Kenya's position in Kenya Kwanza

In an address to the press on Tuesday, December 19, Njoroge disagreed with Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua that the Mt. Kenya region was a shareholder in Ruto's administration.

"The biggest lie propagated in the past year is being told that the people of Mt. Kenya are shareholders in this government. The people of this region are not shareholders in this government. Only Gachagua is a shareholder, maybe," said Njoroge.

Njoroge claimed that Ruto's regime had redirected money that Uhuru's administration had allocated to Mt. Kenya projects to other regions.

"The money allocated to Mt. Kenya projects by their previous administration has been redirected to other projects in another region as if we are children of a lesser God. We have seen issues of water and ongoing roads whose money had been allocated stalling," stated the politician.

Njoroge was concerned that all this was happening when Mt Kenya's elected leaders were silent.

"Where is our money, and why is it being taken elsewhere? When our MPs try to talk about it, they are threatened by phone calls, and Cabinet Secretaries are being moved to other ministries for speaking up about the region's projects," she added.

She was categorical in saying that the Kenya Kwanza faction did not have the region's interests at heart and needed an honest platform to champion their needs.

"It is not our house. We have been comforted in someone else's house, thinking we belong there. We need our own house to voice our concerns without being intimidated. We'll not stand threats with swords again. We need to push for liberation through Jubilee. We will begin a new movement by building Jubilee from now on," Njoroge said.

The politician said that the Mt. Kenya community had every right to ask the government for development projects because they were taxpayers, like every other Kenyan.

"We will do it through Jubilee, where we will not be intimidated. We will align with people of like minds, like ODM and Wiper. We have been known to fight against oppression. We must rise to take our position and work with other communities to liberate our country," added the politician.

Her remarks irked Kenyans, who aligned with Ruto's administration, who hit back at her, some stating that she lacked the moral authority to call out lousy leadership as she was silent when Uhuru's regime made mistakes.

Njoroge has been consistent in defending Uhuru's administration and projects.