The vacuum also leaves a golden opportunity for the Anyone But Ruto group of leaders – including former Deputy President Kalonzo Musyoka Ruto's former deputy Rigathi Gachagua (impeached last year) and former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i...
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But Fred Matiang'i Interior Cabinet Secretary in Uhuru Kenyatta's government and now leader of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is widely seen as the most likely presidential candidate (AC Vol 66 No 5 The anti-Ruto alliance)...
He also hinted that ODM could back Fred Matiang'i the nominee of Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee Party and a combative former interior cabinet secretary (Dispatches 28/7/25 Sifuna goes rogue as ODM splits deepen)...
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He has now hinted that ODM could support Fred Matiang'i's bid for the presidency if that offered the best chance of ousting Ruto at the August 2027 elections (AC Vol 65 No 17 Kenyatta's favourite minister plans presidential bid)...
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Fred Matiang'i – also a Kisii and a senior minister under Kenyatta – has been touted as a contender...
Fred Matiang'i the former Interior Cabinet Secretary in the Kenyatta government is the only establishment politician with significant support from Gen Z...
Karua is a member of the Anyone But Ruto (ABR) party whose leaders with the exception of former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i were all in attendance at the PLP launch in Nairobi on 27 February...
Youth movementIn the third corner is Fred Matiang'i the Interior Cabinet Secretary in Uhuru Kenyatta's government who appears to be positioning himself as the candidate for the Gen Z movement...
Some say that's the plan of ex-Interior Minister Fred Matiang'i who has assembled a campaign team...
Several independents including former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i and Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah are also testing the water with a view to making a presidential run...