Jubilee Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, continued to popularise Fred Matiang’i’s candidature for the country’s top seat.

Addressing the press at Jubilee offices, Kioni argued that since the former ruling party publicly endorsed the former Interior Cabinet Secretary, his candidature had attracted a lot of approval.

He noted that the unexpected but positive feedback was channelled to various platforms expressing hope for Matiang’i’s future in politics.

“The candidature of Matiang’i is attracting a lot of approval from far and wide beyond what we expected,” Kioni stated.

Why Matiang’i

The Jubilee Secretary General detailed that Matiang’i had a deep understanding of the direction former President Uhuru Kenyatta had taken for the country.

He argued that he implemented various policies ranging from security, health and even education among others which made him well acquainted with national issues and the country’s development trajectory.

Kioni thus indicated that Matiang’i was capable of bringing back order in various sectors including health and education which are facing challenges under the Kenya Kwanza administration.

“Matiang’i was there with Uhuru for 10 years and he knows where we are going plus all these projects. In fact, he was chairing those cabinet sub-committees.

“In education, he was there, in security he was there and I believe we will quickly sort out the health sector. We need somebody who can get us back on track quickly not again through another circus,” Kioni stated.

Forming Coalition

Nonetheless, Kioni made it clear that Matiang’i was still fishing out for a better team which could help him capture power in 2027. The former Ndaragua MP emphasised that Matiang’i will engage various leaders including Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka, DAP-K’s Eugene Wamalwa and Martha Karua.

Kioni added that Matiang’i was also open to engaging Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah who received endorsements by a section of Gen-Z to go the country’s top seat.

Besides the political class, Kioni announced that Jubilee had planned mass registration exercise and public engagement forums to sell their candidate to the people ahead of the 2027 polls.

This comes days after Kisii County, Senator Richard Onyonka also announced his endorsement for Matiang’i stating that the time was nigh for the county to produce a top candidate.

He said this would curb the need for blatant disregard for the community when issuing top government positions.

“We know that Matiang’i is going to win but he cannot do it alone. We are going to talk to everybody. We will talk to Kalonzo, we will talk to Gachagua. We will talk to Uhuru. We will even talk to Raila,” he stated.

“It is now our time because where we are, this country requires people from the small clans. Even us who are without the numbers need to be allowed to show what we can do.”