This archive report was first published on 30 August 2019.
On August 30, 2019, the Jubilee Party's National Election Board (NEB) confirmed that McDonald Mariga, a former Inter Milan player, was among the candidates cleared to compete for the party's ticket in the Kibra by-election.
According to lawyer Andrew Musangi, the Jubilee NEB chairperson, the party had received a list of 16 candidates by 5:30 pm on Friday. The party will proceed with interviews, and by Monday afternoon, a decision on who will be the Jubilee party ticket flagbearer will be officially announced.
Mariga, 32, is currently without a club, having previously played for various football clubs around the world, including Real Sociedad, Parma, Helsingborg, and Real Oviedo.
Other candidates cleared by the party include Morris Kinyanjui, Walter Trenk, Ibrahim Said, Doreen Wasike, Oscar Kambona, Bukachi Chapia, Jane Githaiga, Jack Owino, Omondi Rajab, Daniel Adem, Daniel Orogo, Ramadhan Hussein, Frank Amollo, Timothy Kaimenyi, and Geoffrey Mwangi.
Mariga's clearance comes days after the party's Secretary-General Raphael Tuju denied claims that the midfielder was among the party's candidates in the forthcoming Kibra mini poll.
