Homabay Town member of Parliament Peter Opondo Kaluma has laughed at the ambitions of the former Cabinet Secretary of Interior, Dr. Fred Matiangi of unseating President William Ruto and clinching the Presidency in the next general elections which will be held in 2027.
In a statement on X, he termed the ambitions as a joke and laughed at it that Matiangi is now imagining that he can become the President of the Republic of Kenya.
“Some jokes though! The worst Minister Kenya has ever had now imagines he can be President!” he said.
This comes after reports emerged that the former Interior Cabinet Secretary has reportedly hired the globally recognized firm Dickens and Madson, based in Canada.
This firm will receive Kes.32.5 million to lobby the executive and legislative branches of powerful nations, including the US, UK, Japan, and Kenya, as well as any other mutually agreed countries and international organizations, on Matiang’i’s behalf.
According to an agreement signed on July 13, 2024, and reported by The Africa Report, “The firm will also provide services to help devise and execute policies for the beneficial development and stability of your political goals and to assist you in attaining the Office of the President of the Republic of Kenya.”
The firm says it will “provide media and public relations services on behalf of the foreign principal’s (Matiang’i) goals and activities” and also lobby the executive and/or legislative branches of the US government to support Matiang’i’s presidential ambitions.
Matiang’i has remained tight-lipped on his presidential ambitions since his exit from active politics in 2022 when President Uhuru Kenyatta’s tenure lapsed.
Dickens & Madson have been instrumental in lobbying for African leaders including Zimbabwean autocrat Robert Mugabe and the eastern Libyan militia commander Khalifa Haftar.
Matiang’i, who earned the nickname “super CS” during retired President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration, aims to leverage his track record from his tenure in the ministries of ICT and Education.
While serving as ICT Minister, he successfully led the migration from analogue to digital TV broadcasting. During his time at the Ministry of Education, he introduced measures to curb rampant exam cheating between 2015 and 2018, earning widespread praise for his efforts.
