Renowned lawyer Donald Kipkorir has faulted the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) dispute resolution tribunal after clearing McDonald Mariga to contest for the Kibra parliamentary election.
In a tweet minutes after the IEBC tribunal cleared Mariga, the lawyer disagreed with their decision.
"With tremendous respect, I wholly disagree with IEBC ruling on McDonald Mariga. That the law prohibits all residents of Kibra from registering as voters once the seat was declared vacant but allow outsiders to register as voters and contest the seat is a great travesty of justice," said Kipkorir.
The football legend had been banned from the race after his name was not found on the voters' register used in the 2017 election.
He, however, filed an appeal with the IEBC disputes tribunal, and was cleared to vie for the seat tday morning.
"The IEBC Dispute Resolution Committee has reversed the verdict of the Kibra Returning Officer and has allowed Mr Mariga to run in the Kibra MNA by election on 7th November, 2019," said IEBC.
"Mr Mariga will subsequently be included in the list of candidates running for the Kibra by election," IEBC added.