Kitutu Chache South Member of Parliament Richard Onyonka now wants Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i to try his luck in the presidential race come the 2022 general polls.
Speaking to the Star, the Ford Kenya lawmaker said Matiang'i has proven his worth and ability on matters service delivery, also terming him easily acceptable among Kenyans.
He said the CS also provides a clean pair of hands needed by Kenyans, who are tired of having the same faces that have been participating in the presidential races.
The lawmaker said Kenyans would be ready to accept Matiang'i as the alternative candidate and possibly the winner in the contest.
"Matiang'i is a results-oriented performer who is easily acceptable across the board. Kenyans are willing to look up to him as an alternative candidate for the presidency in 2022. Kenyans are tired of the game of the musical chairs by the well-known familiar faces and are yearning for change,” said the third-term parliamentarian.
However, he noted that Matiang'i will need the backing of President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga, remarks that were echoed by Dagoretti North MP Simba Arati.
Kitutu Chache North MP Jimmy Angwenyi also threw his weight behind Matiang'i's 2022 bid, urging Kenyans to rally behind a different face in the polls, in the name of the CS.
According to him, the time is ripe for the nation to receive a different type of leadership from a leader from the Kisii region, terming Matiang'i the man who can offer the leadership Kenyans need.
"The time has come for a Kisii to rise to the top of the country's leadership. Matiang'i has shown the potential in leading this country. We want to ask other Kenyans to join hands with us and give the country the president it has been longing for,” he told the paper.