{"id":1366,"date":"2025-07-09T09:17:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T09:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateupdate.co.ke\/?p=1366"},"modified":"2025-07-09T09:17:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T09:17:54","slug":"arama-declares-matiangi-opposition-flagbearer-sends-stern-warning-to-osoro-and-nyakundi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateupdate.co.ke\/index.php\/2025\/07\/09\/arama-declares-matiangi-opposition-flagbearer-sends-stern-warning-to-osoro-and-nyakundi\/","title":{"rendered":"Arama Declares Matiang\u2019i Opposition Flagbearer, Sends Stern Warning to Osoro and Nyakundi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"state-2867257596\" class=\"state-mentorship-internship-opportunity-apply-now state-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stateupdate.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/mentorship-internship-opportunity-apply-now\/\" aria-label=\"IMG-20260413-WA0006\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateupdate.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260413-WA0006-1.jpg?fit=768%2C614&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateupdate.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260413-WA0006-1.jpg?w=768&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateupdate.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG-20260413-WA0006-1.jpg?resize=300%2C240&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" width=\"568\" height=\"414\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Nakuru Town West MP Samuel Arama has stirred the political waters after asserting that former Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang\u2019i has already been settled on as the United Opposition\u2019s presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 general elections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during an interview with Egesa FM, the outspoken lawmaker criticized Kitutu Chache North MP Japheth Nyakundi and South Mugirango MP Silvanus Osoro for opposing Matiang\u2019i\u2019s bid.<\/p>\n<p>Arama urged the two to reconsider their political positions and rally behind the Dr Fred Matiang&#8217;i.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201c Dr. Matiang\u2019i is our candidate for the presidency. This is not the time to speak in different voices,\u201d Arama declared.<\/p>\n<p>He said Matiang\u2019i represents the strongest choice to challenge the ruling administration. According to Arama, unity within the coalition is now more crucial than ever, and divergent voices only serve to weaken the opposition\u2019s momentum.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Arama further cautioned Nyakundi and Osoro against opposing Matiang&#8217;i since he has emerged as the best candidate among the Gusii electorate.<\/p>\n<p>His remarks are expected to spark debate within political circles, especially as the opposition prepares to officially unveil its flag bearer. With Matiang\u2019i\u2019s name now firmly in the spotlight, attention shifts to how the rest of the coalition\u2019s leadership and supporters will respond to Arama\u2019s bold p<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">roclamation.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nakuru Town West MP Samuel Arama has stirred the political waters after asserting that former Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang\u2019i has already been settled on as the United Opposition\u2019s presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 general elections. &nbsp; Speaking during an interview with Egesa FM, the outspoken lawmaker criticized Kitutu Chache North MP Japheth [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1367,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateupdate.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/images-21.jpeg?fit=678%2C452&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pc68Dd-m2","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateupdate.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateupdate.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateupdate.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateupdate.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateupdate.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1366"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateupdate.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1369,"href":"https:\/\/stateupdate.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1366\/revisions\/1369"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateupdate.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateupdate.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateupdate.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateupdate.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}