Family backs Bidu's son for MP seat race

Tubi Mohamed Tubi (in a traditional Muslim gears) flanked by supporters while addressing the media at the residence of his late father on November 16, 2025. [Ali Abdi, Standard]

A son of the late Isiolo South MP Mohamed Tubi Bidu has been picked by the family to run for the seat when it is declared vacant by the Speaker of the National Assembly and a by-election date is set by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.

The family picked Tubi Mohamed Tubi, 36, to run for the seat from among eight other siblings, including four women, on Sunday afternoon, a day after the traditional mourning period concluded. His father died at a Nairobi hospital after a long illness last Wednesday evening.