But speaking to The Standard on Sunday, Jubilee merger co-chair Noah Wekesa laughed off insinuations that the steering committee had been disbanded. He said it was automatic that the steering committee would stand dissolved once they present their report to the President and Deputy President. Early this week, there was speculation that the steering committee spearheading the merger of parties had been disbanded leaving the exercise in limbo. He also denied that conclusion of the merger had been delayed by jostling for positions between parties seeking to dissolve. “We have not yet given the report to the party leader (the President) and he doesn’t even know what is in it.

Source: Standard Digital July 23, 2016 19:07 UTC