Jubilee Party picks former CS Matiang'i to face President Ruto in 2027 polls

Jubilee Party branch leaders have thrown their weight behind former Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang'i as their preferred presidential candidate.

Speaking in Nairobi, the party's officials said the endorsement positions Matiang’i as a frontrunner for the political outfit’s official flagbearer, setting the stage for fierce competition within the Azimio coalition for the 2027 presidential ticket.

“We’ve settled on Matiangi as our candidate. Not to mean that he becomes eventual presidential candidate but a presidential candidate within the party who would then join others in coming up with one person who I believe as a coalition we will be able to back,” said Jubilee Party Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni.