Amos Khaemba, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over four years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

- Lawyer Miguna Miguna has downplayed the presidential ambition of former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i.

During an interview on Citizen TV on Sunday, July 13, Miguna tore into Matiang'i's presidential bid, saying his presidency would be wrong for the country.

In the fiery interview, Miguna accused the former Interior CS of not believing in the rule of law.

He recalled how Matiang'i disobeyed court orders following his controversial deportation during former president Uhuru Kenyatta's regime.

"If we want to transform the country, and I believe we do, we cannot tolerate and entertain characters like Matiang’i who have not been punished even though there were several court orders that found not just that he subverted the Constitution but that he was unfit to hold public office. He has not honoured any of those court orders," Miguna said.

The vocal lawyer cautioned Kenyans that Matiang'i is not an option for replacing President William Ruto in the upcoming 2027 General Election.

According to Miguna, Matiang'i exemplified the abuse of power in its purest form while serving as the Interior CS.

He narrated Matiang'i's shortcomings, including the extrajudicial killings that happened under his watch as the Interior CS.

"Matiang’i exemplified the abuse of power in its purest form. When you hosted him, I barely heard him interrogated on what he did; the River Yala murders, the destruction of my house, my abduction and detention incommunicado and torture of many days in defiance of multiple court orders. His forceful exile of me when I was sedated and unconscious and dumped in Dubai, and then subsequently issuing illegal red alerts and stopping me from returning to Kenya for five long years," he added.

Meanwhile, on Monday, June 2, Kenyans got a glimpse of Matiang'i's preparedness after a campaign truck branded in Jubilee Party colours was spotted.

Matiang'i is among key opposition leaders looking to defeat Ruto in the upcoming election, which analysts suggest will be highly contested.

The truck, which had Matiang'i's image, was parked outside the Jubilee Party headquarters, signalling his active preparations for the 2027 presidential race.

The vehicle, adorned with Jubilee's red and white colours, bore the slogan 'Mbele Pamoja', a phrase popular with the former ruling party.

Matiang'i recently resigned from his World Bank job to concentrate on popularising his presidential bid.

He is among the team consisting of former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka.

Jubilee Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni insisted that Matiang'i is the best candidate to defeat Ruto.

Source: TUKO.co.ke