Matiang'i Holds Unity Talks With Sifuna Team on Joint Presidential Bid

Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i, the de facto Jubilee Party presidential candidate, held talks with members of the Edwin Sifuna-led team in Nairobi. The discussions are part of intensified efforts to forge a joint opposition presidential candidate for the upcoming election. Matiang'i met with Linda Mwananchi leaders including Siaya Governor James Orengo and Embakasi East MP Babu Owino in a bid to unify the Opposition's presidential candidate. Meanwhile, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has received a favorable ruling from the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal, allowing it to proceed with disciplinary action against its Secretary General Senator Edwin Sifuna.