Matiang’i not named Jubilee presidential candidate as Uhuru chairs party’s NDC
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has sidestepped growing speculation that former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i would be unveiled as the Jubilee Party’s presidential flag bearer, leaving the party’s 2027 game plan open-ended.
Speaking at the Jubilee Party National Delegates Conference (NDC) at Ngong Racecourse in Nairobi on Friday, September 26, 2025, Uhuru, who is Jubilee Party leader, made it crystal clear that the political outfit intends to field a presidential candidate, though he stopped short of explicitly naming Matiang’i.
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“We shall be preparing for the next general election and doing so in earnest, and it remains our firm intention to field the best possible candidates for all elective positions,” Uhuru told delegates.
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He signalled that while Jubilee would prepare to contest across the ballot, collaboration with other political outfits remains an option.
“We shall either do this on our own or we shall do this in consent with like-minded political movements,” he said.
Uhuru further added that a revitalised Jubilee must serve two critical purposes in Kenya’s political landscape.
“It is therefore my hope that a newly energized Jubilee party will achieve two immediate outcomes – firstly to provide a suitable platform for visionary aspiring leaders to offer themselves up in the service of their nation and secondly, for the citizens of Kenya to be present with a vibrancy set of options from which to elect leaders of their choice in accordance with the democratic ideals of our constitutional order and what our national constitution says,” Uhuru stated.
The former president further noted that the party’s decision on whether to remain within what is left of the Azimio coalition will ultimately rest with Jubilee’s delegates.
Uhuru’s remarks highlight both the uncertainty and the stakes ahead for a party seeking to reclaim its political footing after years of internal wrangles and external pressure.
But for now, the question of Jubilee’s presidential candidate and Matiang’i’s political future remains unresolved.
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