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Matiang'i is facing his Louis XVI reckoning

Former Cabinet Secretary and Presidential Aspirant Dr. Fred Matiang'i during an interview at the Standard Media Group Headquarters along Mombasa road on october 29, 2025 over the coming 2027 General elections. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Louis XVI, the last king of France, stuck to ‘escapism’ and pride as grave injustices festered under his reign. By late 1791, he had fallen into ignominy.

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