Some politicians have fronted candidates for the Kibra parliamentary race with the intention of fighting ODM leader Raila Odinga, Makadara lawmaker George Aladwa has said.
In a bid to retain the vacancy left after the death of immediate former Ken Okoth who succumbed to cancer in July, ODM has fronted his (Ken) brother Imran Okoth.
Aladwa says that some of the parties eyeing the seat are out to more of settle scores with Raila than offer leadership to Kibra residents, which he says should not be the case.
Speaking on Saturday, he claimed that some of the party leaders involved in the race are mere busybodies, reminding them that they can only beat Imran Okoth, not Raila.
"The happenings there are caused by busybodies, people saying that a win in Kibra is a defeat to Raila. But Raila is not a candidate, the candidate is Imran (Ile vishasha iko pale ni ya busybodies. Watu wanasema eti tukishinda Kibra tumeshinda Raila. Raila hasimami, yule anasimama ni Imran)," he said on Radio Jambo, Saturday morning.
He also took a swipe at the ruling Jubilee Party candidate McDonald Mariga, who is seen as one of the candidates who might give ODM some stiff competition in the November 7 mini poll.
Aladwa who is leading the ODM campaigns in the capacity of the chair warned Kibera voters against the former football players, pointing out that he is not one of them.
"Jubilee has brought a person who is neither from there nor a voter. How do you expect people to vote for you yet you dong have a vote? (Jubilee wameleta mtu ambaye hata si wa pale ba hata hana kura. Utapigiwaje kura na mwenyewe hauna kura?)," he posed.
Mariga has also been questioned about his real age, but was cleared to run by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) anyway.