This archive report was first published on 3 September 2019.
Kibra By-Election: Morris Kinyanjui Challenges Selection of McDonald Mariga as Jubilee Candidate ¶
September 3, 2019
Morris Kinyanjui, a Kibra by-election aspirant, has protested the selection of McDonald Mariga as the Jubilee Party candidate, citing a breach of the party's constitution.
According to a letter written by Kinyanjui to Jubilee Party Secretary-General Raphael Tuju, the selection of Mariga was done without following the party's constitution.
"Uteuzi haukuwepo na iwapo basi ulifanyika basi haukuwa wa haki na usawa. Bodi ya uchaguzi ya chama (NEB) ulijitwika mamlaka ya kufanya uteuzi huo pasi na hata kuwajulisha wagombea wengine," Kinyanjui wrote in the letter dated September 3.
Kinyanjui also claimed that the selection of Mariga was done in secret, and that the party's leadership had not followed the proper procedures.
"Baadhi ya wafuasi wangu wamekuwa wakinipigia simu wakilalama kuhusu hatua hiyo na kutishia kuwaunga mkono wapinzani wetu. Hali kama hii ilishuhudiwa 2017 na matokeo yalithibitisha ripoti zangu. Naomba nafasi ya kufanya mazungumzo ya moja kwa moja kuhusiana na suala hili," Kinyanjui added.
The selection of Mariga as the Jubilee Party candidate has sparked controversy in Kibra, with some residents expressing concerns that he may not be the best candidate to represent the area.
