Details of Tuju’s New Role in Raila’s Azimio la Umoja Coalition
Former Jubilee Party Secretary-General Raphael Tuju has been appointed the Executive Director of Raila Odinga’s Azimio La Umoja campaign secretariat.
Gathogo Wanjiru 
In a statement on Wednesday, secretariat Communications Director, Dennis Onyango, said Tuju assumes the role with immediate effect.
“As Executive Director, Hon. Tuju will coordinate all member parties of Azimio and will lead the strategic and program teams that will work to ensure Azimio's victory in the August elections,” said Onyango.
Tuju formally relinquished his position in President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Cabinet as well as the ruling Jubilee Party, where he served as Secretary-General, on February 26.
He said he was off to pursue what he termed other political engagements.
“In January, I went to President Uhuru Kenyatta to ask for permission to exit his Cabinet because of my other ambitions. We didn’t make the announcement then but I stopped being a member of his Cabinet so as to comply with other regulations,” Tuju, who was appointed CS without portfolio in 2018, said.
He said he would hand over his duties as the party's Secretary-General to a new person, saying he would not be able to juggle his many responsibilities while at the same time pursuing his political aspirations.
Jeremiah Kioni took over as Jubilee Party's secretary-general.
A communications practitioner by profession, Tuju has served in politics and government as a Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister, and Jubilee Party Secretary-General.
