Party Chairman, Freeman Mbowe, explained that Zitto had been discovered to be part of a plot to overthrow the party leader and take over the position of party chair (and likely Presidential candidate), along with other related transgressions. 
Mwenyekiti wa chama, Freeman Mbowe, alieleza kuwa, Zitto aligundulika kuwa ni miongoni mwa waliohusika na njama za kumpindua mwenyekiti wa chama hicho na kuichukua nafasi hiyo (na bila shaka kuwania kiti cha Rais), pamoja na makosa mengine ya uvunjaji sheria ndani ya chama.