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If there’s any doubt about Ms Pauline Njoki Njoroge’s place in our politics, then the torrent of reactions to her resignation from Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee Party on Tuesday settles it.
She sat on the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) where her word was law. Critics have accused her of betraying the retired president, the man under whose wing she cut her teeth. Those in support, however, say it was time to move on after a 14-year stint dating back to TNA days.
Ms Njoroge has now cast her lot with Senator Edwin Sifuna. Word on the street is that she’s eyeing the Nairobi Woman Rep seat. Other sources say she’s positioning herself for an unknown role in the Opposition, especially if Linda Mwananchi becomes a party.
Whatever her motivation, Ms Njoroge has goofed. Having earned a reputation for her convictions and ability to stand her ground despite bullying that often targets female political bloggers (recall how she once told off MP Oscar Sudi?), there was no compelling reason to switch parties in such haste.
