This archive report was first published on 12 September 2019.
On Tuesday, the electoral agency invalidated McDonald Mariga's nomination for the Kibra mini poll, sparking a race against time for the Jubilee Party to salvage his candidature.
Party secretary-general Raphael Tuju has convened a technical team to deliberate on the turn of events and offer an advisory on Mr Mariga's candidature.
Mr Tuju spoke after Mr Mariga lodged a complaint with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) challenging the move by the body to give him a 'red card' from the Kibra parliamentary by-election.
"It is his right to petition the dispute resolution committee of IEBC and as a party we have been enjoined because he is our candidate. I have already convened a technical team to meet Thursday and as soon as we conclude, I shall give the party's position," Mr Tuju said.
NEB chairman Andrew Musangi, however, maintained that they did due diligence before approving Mr Mariga's candidature.
"By law the register which closes is that of Kibra because a vacancy had been declared. The objective of closing the register is so that you don't get a flood of voters being imported into a constituency but not to preclude a candidate from running," Mr Musangi said.
