This archive report was first published on 11 September 2019.
Published on September 11, 2019, Nairobi News reported that McDonald Mariga, a former Harambee Stars midfielder, had been barred from contesting in the Kibra constituency by-election by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
The IEBC cited that Mariga's name was missing from the voters' register, but Mariga has since appealed the decision at the IEBC Disputes Committee, maintaining that he is a registered voter.
Mariga termed the IEBC returning officer Beatrice Muli's decision as 'illegal' and stated in a sworn affidavit that he was registered on August 26, 2019, as a voter at the Kariokor Social Hall polling station in Starehe Constituency of Nairobi County.
Mariga further stated that the decision to bar him from contesting is 'improper, null, and void for want of lawful invalidation since the complainant is actually a registered voter.'
