The Jubilee Party secretary general Jeremiah Kioni has said former Interior Ministry cabinet secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i has the ability to transform Kenya in the shortest time possible.
Speaking during a press briefing in Nyandarua on January 28, 2025, Kioni reiterated that Jubilee party will back former Interior Cabinet Secretary in retired president Uhuru Kenyatta’s regime, Dr Fred Matiang’i.
“We want a person who can put the country back on track within the shortest time possible,” Kioni said.
He added that having served in the cabinet for 10 years, Matiang’i has the requisite experience to kick start stalled projects and revive programs like Edu-Afya, vision 2030 and also ensure stalled dams are done.
At the same time, the Jubilee party secretary general revealed that the party has seven million members, giving it an edge over other political parties as the country heads to the 2027 General Election.
He said the figure is contained in a list from the Office of Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) which the Party got after being denied access to the register for about two years.
“For the first time in about two years, we are able to access the list of our Party membership and I am happy to state that Jubilee’s membership stands at 7,110,525 members,” he said.
According to Kioni, the figure gives a head start to the candidate the party will back in 2027.
“We will continue registering members and revitalizing the party to give good grounding to Dr Matiang’i,” he said.
Kioni also claimed that the name of the former Interior CS was floated in Narok by residents during a party activity. Murang’a and Kiambu followed suit in endorsing the name.
The Jubilee secretary general said he was hopeful that all the people who have shown desire to vie for presidency in 2027 will correlate around one of the candidates to face President William Ruto of Kenya Kwanza.
