on the KANU ticket; Matiba placed second, winning the Kiharu Constituency parliamentary seat in the concurrent parliamentary elections. He boycotted the December 1997 election (citing a lack of democracy), burning his voter's card. Matiba has a long-standing rivalry with Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki. Before the December 2002 election Matiba was leader of the minor Saba Saba Asili party, which declined to join the NARC coalition; however, he did not run for the presidency or a parliamentary seat. In his later years, Matiba was dogged by ill-health stemming from his 1990 imprisonment. His business holdings also suffered, with his hotel chain being briefly taken into administration (although he regained control) and Hillcrest School sold by administrators (a case he legally contested). Matiba regained control of the school, which he later sold to a consortium led by Fanisi. He founded The People newspaper. It began as a weekly in 1992, becoming a daily in 1998; however, it was a drain on Matiba's finances. As of 2008, he remained chairman of Saba Saba Asili and re-registered as a voter. Personal life In 2000 Matiba released his autobiography, Aiming High. As of 2010 he lived in Riara Ridge, Rironi (near Limuru), with his wife, Edith. Their son, Raymond, is a former chairman of the Kenya Tourist Board. Matiba died on 15 April 2018 at the Karen Hospital after a long illness. References https://archive.today/20131216035223/http://nipate.com/remembering-kenneth-matiba-t1381.html http://kumekucha1.blogspot.com/2007/08/kenneth-matibas-presidential-campaign.html http://www.ajol.info/index.php/jolte/article/viewFile/52003/40638 https://web.archive.org/web/20131220232323/http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/mar/chronology.asp?groupId=50103 1932 births 2018 deaths Kenyan democracy activists Kenyan businesspeople Kenya African National Union politicians Prisoners and detainees of Kenya Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Asili politicians Alumni of Alliance High School (Kenya) Makerere University alumni People from Murang'a County Members of the National Assembly (Kenya) Candidates for President of Kenya