Matiang'i's bid tests politics without tribal party footing

Supporters hail Matiang’i as a reformist visionary; critics dismiss him as another elite-backed ‘political project’...

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Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i is positioning himself for a presidential bid, a significant shift from his previous role as a university lecturer to a powerful government official. His ambition faces considerable hurdles in Kenyan politics, where ethnic and regional loyalties traditionally hold sway over presidential contests.

Fred Matiang'i is preparing to contest for the presidency.
He previously served as a powerful Cabinet Secretary and was a university lecturer.
His presidential bid is challenged by the pivotal roles of ethnicity and regionalism in Kenyan presidential contests.

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