Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has called on Kenyan youths to register as voters if they want their choice of a leader to succeed in the next general elections.
Speaking on Thursday night, after his arrival from the United States, Matiang’i pleaded with the youth to prepare to and fully participate in the next general elections.
He insisted that this is what will get them the good leadership that they seek.
“Let's organise ourselves, and please, Gen Z, we can do as much as we want, but if we are not registering and preparing to vote, we have not succeeded. The drive is we register and prepare ourselves to participate effectively and in a quality manner in the forthcoming electoral process,” Matiang’i said.
The former CS was addressing a section of youths who had gathered at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to receive him upon his return from the US.
He also called for unity among all Kenyans, regardless of which side of the political divide one backs.
Matiang’i insisted that they must also find a way of engaging one another despite their political differences.
“We are all one family in our country; however you think or play your politics, our country must always be one country, one family, and we must always find a way of engaging one another.”
Matiang’i left the country on May 18 and travelled to the US to formally resign from the World Bank, where he has served since September 2022.
“His work at the World Bank is done, and he has resigned. We expect the CS back in Kenya anytime now, and definitely by June 21,” said a senior figure familiar with Matiang’i’s plans.
His return came at a time when the Jubilee party also launched an aggressive rebranding campaign for his 2027 presidential bid.
Matiang’i departed the country following a month-long political blitz that shook the national landscape, culminating in his official declaration to run for president in 2027.
Having recently joined Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s opposition camp, Matiang’i has become a central figure in Kenya’s evolving political discourse.
