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Jubilee endorses Fred Matiang'i as 2027 presidential flag bearer

Former Cabinet Secretary and Presidential Aspirant Dr. Fred Matiang'i during an interview at the Standard Media Group Headquarters along Mombasa road on october 29, 2025 over the coming 2027 General elections. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i has been appointed Deputy Party Leader of the Jubilee Party, marking his formal return to active politics. He will now deputize former President Uhuru Kenyatta in the party’s leadership structure.

The decision was reached during a meeting of the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) held in Nairobi on Wednesday, which also endorsed Dr. Matiang’i as Jubilee’s presidential flag bearer in the 2027 General Election.

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