As the eagerly awaited 2027 presidential elections continue to draw closer each passing day, a publication by the People Daily magazine on Saturday November 15th, 2025, has given a hint on who the Jubilee party under retired President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta is considering to lean on as the running mate for Dr. Fred Matiangi to win over the Mt Kenya heartland.
As per the publication, days after Uhuru Kenyatta publicly pronounced the former Interior Cabinet Secretary as his preferred 2027 Presidential frontrunner, he (Uhuru Kenyatta) has been working actively behind the public eye, seeking restore his Jubilee party's national influence that steered him to power some years back.
Specifically, the report indicated that Uhuru Kenyatta has now rolled over his sleeves and is now pursuing Martha Karua, leader of the People's Liberation Party (PLP) to be Fred Matiangi's running mate in the 2027 race to Statehouse.
Aside from that, the source further highlighted that Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee outfit confidently feels that having Martha Karua's name on Fred Matiangi's presidential banner will help the party win over the vote-rich Mt Kenya region, and that would be key in clinching the country's top political seat.
Additionally, the team also feels that Martha Karua's name would have the magnetic pull to draw women's votes in favour of Fred Matiangi, who will be seeking to unseat William Ruto from the helm.
With the clock fast ticking and new alliance coalitions deals being agreed as the elections continue to draw closer, the country is clearly on the brink of witnessing the most dramatic race to power as the deal would be extremely hard for Martha Karua to turn down.
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