Former President Uhuru Kenyatta says the Jubilee Party will field candidates in all races during the 2027 general election.
Speaking during a Special National Delegates Convention (NDC) in Nairobi, Uhuru stated that the party is still in Azimio but promised direction on the matter at a future time.
While drumming up support for the party, he underscored the need for a generational statement of change.
“We shall be preparing for the next general election and doing so in earnest, and it remains our firm intention to field the best possible candidates for all elective positions,” Uhuru told delegates,” he stated.
Uhuru also praised Kenya’s youth, describing today’s generation as tribeless, steadfast, and determined to achieve their goals regardless of obstacles.
He highlighted the courage and clarity of purpose among young Kenyans, acknowledging their role in shaping the country’s future.
“I have watched quietly the ongoings of the recent past and greatly admired the tribeless, steadfast, courage of today’s generation, a generation that knows what it wants and is determined to achieve it, whatever the cost.”
However, the former President expressed concern that some of the progress made during his tenure has been eroded. Programmes such as Linda Mama had been replaced by untested initiatives, which he said have slowed development and caused suffering for ordinary Kenyans.
“Today, many of the gains we had in the past have been eroded. Linda Mama and others were replaced by new, untried, untested schemes. And while we wait for these experiments to work, Kenyans suffer and our progress is retarded,” the retired president shared.
