Datuk Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, a Harvard graduate, who has changed political parties a number of times in the past two decades - being a former member of Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS), Parti Angkatan Keadilan Rakyat (Akar Bersatu) and United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (Upko), and now The State Reform Party's (STAR) Sabah Chairman expressed his attention to contest in the Keningau parliamentary constituency in the coming general election.
He also believed has the attention to re-contesting the Bingkor state seat.
In the 2008 general election, Dr Jeffrey contested against Pairin for the Keningau parliamentary seat but was defeated.
He also contested Bingkor state seat but lost to BN candidate Justine Guka by 171 votes in the four-cornered contest involving two other independent candidates.
He who also joined PKR and was later appointed as party's vice-president until his resignation from the position on Oct 28, 2009.
This time he gave three main factors to make him decide to stand once more as an election candidate, the people need change and the incumbent of the seat has served long enough.
He said: "As much as I wish that should not happen, I felt the ground swells very much for change."
"In another word, they want something new. It has nothing to do with family, more to do with politics," he added.
"I will contest in Keningau. I'm hoping he (elder brother Tan Sri Joseph Pairin) will not be going for the seat anymore. He has served the constituency for 30 years. I think it's time for me to bring Sabah issues to Parliament," he said.
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