Interim Jubilee Party Leader Fred Matiang'i and Uganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye.PHOTO/RonnyTV

Of Ruto’s diplomacy, Matiang’i exposes the gap between Nairobi’s rhetoric and reality

Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has challenged President William Ruto’s foreign-policy record, arguing that Kenya’s treatment of political opponents from neighbouring countries does not always reflect the democratic values Nairobi promotes abroad. Matiang’i spoke at the burial of Mwalimu Jackson Karua in Gichugu, Kirinyaga County, on Saturday, October 3, 2026, in the presence of…