The details of a consultative tour of former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i have been revealed by Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo.
Speaking on Thursday, May 1, 2025, Nyaribo indicated that Matiang’i, who recently jetted back into the country from the United States, will commence his tour of Nyamira and Kisii counties.
“On Friday, May 2, 2025, presidential candidate Fred Matiang’i will tour his birthplace of Gusii. His public rallies begin at Nyansiongo at 9:00 am, proceed to Keroka, and make a brief stop at Kembu,” Nyaribo stated.
“Matiang’i will then hold a huge rally at the Kisii Central Business District (CBD) next to the roundabout before proceeding to Ekonge Market, where he will address members of the public as well.”
Consultative tour
“Matiang’i is a peaceful person with an intention of vying for the presidency in the 2027 general elections. But before declaring his intentions, it is important that he consults locally and widely before making the choice,” Nyaribo noted.
“We urge members of the public to turn up in their numbers to listen to and meet Matiang’i during his tour of the region,” Nyaribo urged.
The tour comes just days after Matiang’i appeared to have joined forces with major opposition figures, including Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka, DAP-Kenya Party leader Eugene Wamalwa, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, former Cabinet Secretaries Mithika Linturi and Justin Muturi, and People’s Liberation Party leader Martha Karua, among other leaders.
While the Jubilee Party has endorsed Matiang’i as its presidential flag-bearer for the 2027 general election, the former Cabinet Secretary is yet to publicly declare his intention for the office on the hill.
Single candidate
“We will commit ourselves before the people of Kenya that amongst ourselves as presidential candidates, we shall sit together and settle on a single candidate to battle it out with President William Ruto,” Gachagua stated during an interview.
Similarly, Wamalwa stated that while Ruto was broadening his government, they would focus on broadening the opposition outfit.
“We are going to broaden the opposition to ensure Ruto goes home in 2027,” Wamalwa said during a press conference.
The reorganisations come after Ruto completed his tour of the Mount Kenya region, which was widely seen as an attempt to appease the region despite an imminent fallout after most of the area’s leaders allied with Gachagua and were kicked out of their positions.
Ruto, however, maintains that he is confident of winning a re-election, given his track record of transforming the nation.