Former Footballer MacDonald Mariga has broken silence after he was cleared to contest for the Kibra Parliamentary seat in the forthcoming by-elections. Speaking to the press on Monday, Mariga exuded confidence that he will emerge victorious when that time comes. He asked leaders to respect the will of the people of Kibra during the exercise.
The footballer turned politician said that the win at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is a major victory on his part as he goes for the post. He said that he will soon hit the ground to ask for support from the people of the constituency.
“The people of Kibra will decide who becomes their Member of Parliament. They will be my bosses and I know everything will go well on November 7, 2019,” said the former Kenyan international (“Watu wa Kibra ndio wataamua atakayekuwa mbunge wao. Najua mambo yataenda poa tarehe 7 Novemba…Niko na documents zote. Hiyo sio shida kwa saa hii. Leo tunazungumzia mambo ya certificate na hiyo tumemaliza)”
Mariga had been barred from the contest after it emerged that his name had not been featured in the IEBC register. Mariga went ahead and appealed to the IEBC before he was cleared for the seat.