President Uhuru Kenyatta will hold a town hall model like meeting in a live televised show instead of a Presidential debate.
Handlers of the President said Uhuru will use this as a platform to reach out to Kenyans and not the Presidential debate which he has snubbed twice.
He wants to engage Kenyans directly which is why he has opted for the town hall model-like meeting.
“The President is not interested in a competition of words with his competitors. He wants to answer questions directly like he did at the Jubilee Party manifesto launch,” says a Jubilee Party official.
The new plan is a highly guarded secret and Jubilee Party will pay for a three-hour televised show where together with Deputy President William Ruto, Uhuru will engage Kenyans directly by answering their questions on live TV.
“Other than the questions from the audience, the two Jubilee chiefs will also take questions to be sent through an SMS platform and others sent via social media platforms.”
The new platform will give the President a chance to talk through the hearts of voters. He feels there are things he needs to explain to them which he cannot do in the now seemingly botched Presidential debate.
A statement from State House Director of Diaspora Communication Dennis Itumbi cited that: “The President will not attend the debate on 24th. He will be engaging the people of Kenya directly at their homes and markets.”
“Engaging Kenyans in their homes, their markets, and places of work is very effective. From Chesongos to Kachapin and every village of Kenya.”
On Monday, the DP snubbed a running mates debate organized by the Debates Media Limited.
A word from his spokesperson, David Mugonyi dispelled rumors that Jubilee feared to debate.
“We fear no debate. We have made ourselves available to the media before and we will continue to. We can debate all and sundry, including all the so-called Nasa principals at one go, read a statement from the Spokesperson.