NAIROBI, KENYA — Kenya’s president on Saturday launched a new political party that he intends to use for a second and last term in office in the 2017 election. The launch of the Jubilee Party followed days of political haggling in Nairobi as 12 parties dissolved and united under the new organization. Tens of thousands of people dressed in party colors thronged to a stadium in Kasarani, a residential area of Nairobi, to witness the launch of the Jubilee Party. The ruling party and the current government took the opportunity to show how people had benefited under their rule. President Uhuru Kenyatta told the crowd that the new party affirmed togetherness and peace. “We are here as a Jubilee family ...
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