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Duale survives as Uhuru makes changes to National Assembly leadership, more changes expected

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President Uhuru Kenyatta chaired a Jubilee Coalition National Assembly Parliamentary Group meeting at State House, Nairobi in his capacity as the Coalition’s Party Leader.

The meeting was attended by Deputy President William Ruto (who is also the Jubilee Coalition’s Deputy Party Leader), Party Secretary General Raphael Tuju and a total of 212 Members of Parliament.

Tuesday’s Parliamentary Group meeting endorsed Justin Muturi to continue serving as the Speaker of the National Assembly.

Moses Cheboi will also continue serving as the Deputy Speaker while Adan Duale will continue serving as the Majority Leader in the National Assembly.

Jimmy Angwenyi was endorsed to continue serving as the Deputy Majority Leader.

The Parliamentary Group meeting replaced Benjamin Washiali with Emmanuel Wangwe as the Majority Whip.

Cecily Mbarire was replaced by Richard Maoka Maore as the Deputy Whip.

Further, the Party Leader appointed Amos Kimunya to serve as the Secretary of the Jubilee Coalition Joint Parliamentary Group.

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Milton Nyakundi is a veteran multimedia journalist with over 20 years of experience across broadcast, digital, and print media, who relocated to the United States in 2022 and is now the Senior International Correspondent for Kurunzi News based in Washington, DC, USA. He has previously worked with the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), among other high-profile roles with Kenya's first privately-owned media outlet - Kenya Television Network. His experience also include prominent roles as Media Consultant for Football Kenya Federation (FKF), and StarTimes Kenya. His career spans high‑stakes political reporting covering legislative and constitutional issues, elections, governance, and accountability across Kenya, Africa, and global arenas. He also boasts extensive sports journalism experience, covering local and international sports events, including leagues, tournaments and sports governance. He is well-known for his investigative depth, editorial leadership, and evidence-driven journalism that guides his consistent delivery of public‑interest storytelling across platforms.

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