Kenya: Matiangi Jets Back Amid Speculations of Presidential Bid

Kenya: Matiangi Jets Back Amid Speculations of Presidential Bid

Nairobi -- Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi has returned to Kenya, arriving at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on the night of April 17, 2025, aboard a Qatar Airways flight from the United States.

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Fred Matiang’i jetted back into the country on Friday for what is promising to be a bruising political battle in his bid to deny President William Ruto a second term in office. Backed by the political establishment allied to retired President Uhuru Kenyatta, Matiang’i joins a crowded field of aspirants who will in the coming days seek the support of voters. From the humbling defeat of 2022 in which President Ruto snatched victory from the govern…

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Friday, April 18, 2025 - Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i is back in town, touching down at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on the night of April 17th, 2025, aboard a Qatar Airways flight from the U.S. He was warmly received by Jubilee Party Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni and Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka. Matiang’i’s arrival has reignited political discussions, especially after Jubilee officially endorsed him as their flag…

Matiang’i returns amid speculation on 2027 presidential bid

Former Interior cabinet secretary Fred Matiang’i returned to Kenya on Thursday evening amid speculation that he may run for president in the 2027 general elections. Dr Matiang’i arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) at 11.40pm aboard a Qatar Airways flight from Washington DC. The former CS, who served under the administration of former president […]

Matiang'i arrives in Kenya from US trip

Jubilee Party’s preferred presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections, Fred Matiang’i, on Thursday, April 17, 2025, jetted back into the country after spending weeks in the United States. Matiang’i, who was received at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) by a host of leaders, had been away from the country even as the 2027 politics revolved […]

Matiang'i jets back into the country after US trip

Jubilee Party’s preferred presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections, Fred Matiang’i, on Thursday, April 17, 2025, jetted back into the country after spending weeks in the United States. Matiang’i, who was received at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) by a host of leaders, had been away from the country even as the 2027 […]