The Jubilee Party has endorsed Fred Matiang’i as the party’s presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 elections.
Secretary-General Jeremiah Kioni on Thursday, February 20, 2025 revealed that the decision was arrived at following a consultation with party’s representatives from across the country.
Kioni however clarified that the endorsement as a purely in-party decision ahead of further talks with Azimio coalition partners to come up with a final presidential candidate in 2027.
“These members here have joined others across the country and other leaders of other parties by also saying they want their own presidential candidate as a party,” Kioni stated.
“This is not to mean that he(Matiangi) become the eventual candidate but a presidential candidate within the party who will join others in coming up with one person who I believe as a coalition in the opposition we will be able to back,” he clarified.
The former MP further expressed his confidence that the leader settled upon will be a suitable candidate.
“The party’s organ themselves has decided on Matiang’i within Jubilee. Later he will meet against other leaders from the other coalitions and agree and come up with the best place to lead them forward,” he stressed.
“It’s not a decision to be made within the boardroom. It is a decision that must involve Kenyans. Kenyans must voice their choice of who they want among all those people. I’m confident that would happen.
