History might repeat itself as many candidates line up for 2027 contest

 Former Interior CS Fred Matiangi at the Jubilee National Delegates Convention on 26 September 2025. [David Gichuru Standard]

It is observed that history unfolds in cycles with past events recurring in familiar patterns. Nowhere is this more evident than in the political arena, where previous missteps are frequently repeated across generations.

A case in point is the introduction of multi-party democracy in Kenya in 1992. At the time, the sitting president had held power for 14 years and many Kenyans yearned for change through democratic elections.