President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to unveil his Presidential campaign teams next week.
The President is preparing to launch an aggressive reelection campaign following the end of the nominations.
In the run-up to 2013 General Election, Uhuru ran what appeared to be a well-oiled and managed campaign that involved local and international experts.
Tomorrow, Jubilee Party delegates from across the country will endorse the President at Bomas of Kenya to seek a second term in office.
JP has invited all its sitting governors, members of the National Assembly, senators, Woman representatives and MCAs, all nominated aspirants, members of the party's National Governing Council and the 19 interim officials from the 47 counties.
Yesterday Majority Leader Aden Duale said the coming together of the leaders tomorrow is part of the larger Uhuru reelection plan that will precede the launch of the official campaigns.
“JP is a national party with clear agenda for Kenyans. All of us are ready to ensure that the Jubilee Government is reelected in August. No youth, women and men, professionals and politicians who have ideas will be locked out,” Duale said.
According to sources in the Presidency, the teams have been divided into six core units that will each play a role in seeking votes and popularising the President.
The units comprise Technical/Resources; Strategy and Theme Advisers; Political; Professionals; Communication and Messaging; and the Women and Youth grassroots caucuses.
Technical/Resources is largely made up of Uhuru's family members and those from Deputy President William Ruto's inner circle.
They include Uhuru's Private Secretary Jomo Gecaga, former State House political adviser Nancy Gitau, Uhuru’s maternal uncle and former Kenya Airports Authority managing director George Muhoho, Solicitor General Njee Muturi, former MP David Murathe, National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi and his Senate counterpart Ekwee Ethuro.
Other members are the DP's Private Secretary David Maiyo, Energy CS Charles Keter, aide Farouk Kibet and former Energy CS Davis Chirchir.
The team is directly supervised by Uhuru's younger brother Muhoho Kenyatta, who is answerable to the President and the DP.
The Strategy and Theme unit will be made up of key political think-tank operatives comprising university lecturers and businesspeople. They will manage all aspects of the UhuRuto campaigns, from raising funds to re-aligning the Jubilee Manifesto.
The Professional teams will be largely based in the counties and their work will be to explain and sell the Jubilee agenda among their respective communities.
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