If anyone is looking for evidence that politics can sometimes resemble a comedy show, they need not look further than the happenings inside Jubilee Party
The party currently finds itself in a fascinating situation where almost everyone appears to be singing from a different songbook. The Party Leader has a preferred presidential candidate. Simple enough, right? Wrong.
Some officials appointed by the very same Party Leader have embarked on energetic campaigns for completely different presidential hopefuls. It is the political equivalent of a football coach instructing his team to score in one goal while some players enthusiastically attack the opposite end of the pitch.
Meanwhile, other officials seem convinced that the solution lies outside the party altogether. Rather than identifying a candidate from within, they are busy consulting non-members and outsiders, hoping someone will kindly donate a presidential candidate for them to support.
The confusion doesn’t end there.
One senior official is openly campaigning for a gubernatorial candidate who is not even a member of Jubilee. Another has publicly announced that he has no intention of contesting on the party ticket in the next election. It is rather like a bus conductor loudly informing passengers that he has no plans of boarding the bus.
Yet somehow, despite all these contradictions, harmony returns at the end of every month.
Like clockwork, the officials gather at party headquarters. Tea is served. Nyama choma is consumed with enthusiasm. Bottles of beer disappear at impressive speed. Speeches are made. Laughter fills the room.
Then comes the grand finale.
Brown envelopes are distributed as tokens of appreciation for a “job well done.”
No one asks which job was done, or for whom.
The meeting ends. Everyone smiles. Everyone goes home happy.
And the political circus prepares for another month of entertainment.
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