Former powerful Cabinet minister Fred Matiang'i has announced countrywide meet-the-people tours as he seeks to popularise himself ahead of the next elections.

The former Interior and Coordination of National Government CS in the government of Uhuru Kenyatta, is hoping to challenge President William Ruto in the 2027 General Election, on the Jubilee Party ticket.

Matiang'i, who spoke during his first rally that also marked his homecoming in Gusiiland since reports started making rounds that he would be seeking the country's top job, said he would be moving around the country to cement his support ahead of the showpiece.

He charmed the eagerly awaiting crowds even as he addressed the residents from one stop to another atop his car.