In a notice published on local dailies on Saturday, May 2, the secretary general made official the appointment of Lucy Nyawira Macharia, Marete Marangu, Walter Nyambati, Jane Nampaso and James Waweru as new members of the NMC. Ruto and his allies led by Senate Majority leader Kipchumba Murkomen and National Assembly’s Aden Duale had the opposite changes terming them illegal and fraudulent. READ ALSO: I am deeply sorry: Minister apologises to President Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africans for breaching lockdown order Deputy President William Ruto led his supporters in protesting changes effected by Tuju in Jubilee Party’s NMC. Photo: William Ruto. Source: Facebook Tuju, however, indicated he had the blessings of the president to effect the changes since most members of the committee had been appointed to serve as civil servants. While it was a sigh relief for Ruto and his team when the registry of political parties referred the matter back to the party organ’s following numerous protests, the recent move by Tuju, which is believed to have the president’s hand, has set a new precedence in the ruling outfit and left Ruto in an awkward position. Already his allies have vowed to protest the decision in court to ensure the due process is followed in making the appointment of NMC members. The party’s deputy secretary general Caleb Kositany said he would change Tuju’s move in court as it was “illegal and fraudulent”