Orengo backs Matiang’i for president, deepening rift with Sifuna
Siaya Governor James Orengo told a church crowd in Kisii on Sunday that he will back Fred Matiang'i's 2027 presidential bid. The move puts more distance between Orengo and Linda Mwananchi, which picked Edwin Sifuna as its candidate.
Siaya Governor James Orengo has backed former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i for president in 2027, Capital FM reported. He spoke on Sunday at an ACK church in Kisii. He urged the Kisii community to unite behind Matiang'i and called him a national leader. Orengo praised the way Matiang'i worked with the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. He said Odinga regarded the former Interior CS as a son. "From now on, I am available to Fred Matiang'i so that we can walk together," Orengo said. Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro, leader of the People's Party of Kenya (PPK), also attended. He accused President William Ruto of disrespecting former President Uhuru Kenyatta. Nyoro urged Ruto to stop verbally attacking other leaders. He named Matiang'i, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Matiang'i called Kenya a democratic country and brushed off what appeared to be attempts to intimidate him. "You told me not to come to Kisii town. I am here.…
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