•Tuju highlighted that he has lived in Nairobi for the past 49 years.
•Tuju over the weekend resigned as the Jubilee Party secretary-general.
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Ex-Jubilee Party Secretary Genera Raphel Tuju remains sketchy on his next political move.
For close to two decades, Tuju has not held an elective position in the country but has said the time was ripe for his name to be back on the ballot.
However, the former Rarienda Mp now says he has an option to either seek an elective post in Nairobi or his home county, Siaya.
"Because of my profile, I’m not a new face in the political arena and you don't walk in the system chest pumping yourself. When I say I’m in consultation, I’m in talks with different constituencies and other players,” Tuju said.
He was speaking at Citizen TV’s JKL on Wednesday night.
Tuju over the weekend resigned as the Jubilee Party secretary-general, noting that the President had given him other responsibilities.
The developments elicited the debate on the former Rarieda MP's next move after the surprise revelations at the Jubilee National Delegates Conference.
Hinting that he might seek an elective post in Nairobi, Tuju highlighted that he has lived in Nairobi for the past 49 years.
“I have a home here and I can contest for any seat I want in Nairobi after consultations. I could look at three constituencies where I have an advantage,” he added.
He has another option of contesting in his home county, Siaya.
Tuju explained that his track record in the political arena gives him an upper hand to vie for any seat in the two counties.
“But I must be humble enough to respect that there are people in the political system that I have to consult with, both wananchi and leaders,” he added.
Being in politics for 2o years, Tuju revealed that he is not tired of serving Kenyan citizens and the impact he had made in people’s lives is what keeps him going.
On a lighter note, Tuju said he might consider going back to his journalism career if politics doesn't work for him.
“My career in journalism was the best part of my life, I miss it. It gives me hope that if I don’t make it in politics, I can always go back to broadcast,” he added.
After his secondary studies at Starehe Boys’ Centre Tuju, proceeded to the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom, where he pursued a degree in Mass Communications and a master’s in Arts.
In the early 1980s and 1990s, Tuju ventured into media where he worked as a TV news anchor at KTN and also a columnist for the Standard newspaper.
He was the head consultant in the design and implementation of various communication programs.
Tuju noted that the transition from journalism to politics was not a difficult one but one has to have some interest in people.
"If you don’t like people, don’t get into politics. If you are not a patient person, that is not the profession for you," he said