This archive report was first published on 24 September 2019.
Published on September 24, 2019, the Kibra by-election has intensified, with the opposition's Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) dismissing the threat posed by Jubilee Party's celebrity candidate McDonald Mariga.
Speaking at a campaign rally, ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna expressed confidence in their candidate, Imran Okoth, saying they would easily trounce Mariga.
Mariga, a retired Kenyan international footballer, remains the only East African footballer to win the coveted Uefa Champions League trophy.
However, Sifuna went as far as taunting Jubilee Party to field global football stars like Lukaku, Messi, or Ronaldo in the contest, if they so wished.
“This boy Mariga doesn’t scare us,” said Sifuna.
“I’m even told there are people in court trying to block his candidature and if that happens the alternatives are Lukaku. If they cannot find Lukaku, I would advise them to go and talk to Messi and give him the ticket to contest on a Jubilee ticket, we will still thrash him. If Messi is unavailable, they could talk to Cristiano Ronaldo and give him the ticket, we will still clobber him. I just want to assure you all party supporters, not to panic,” Sifuna said.
