Nyeri Town MP Ngunjiri Wambugu on Monday came out to ask questions concerning Jubilee Party candidate for the Kibra parliamentary by-elections Macdonald Mariga's ID details.
In a long Facebook post, the outspoken MP pointed out that Mariga might have lied about his age to play international football, and he shouldn't have been allowed to use the same forged ID to vie for the Kibra parliamentary seat.
"DID MARIGA FORGE HIS AGE DETAILS? IEBC has cleared Macdonald Mariga to run as the Jubilee candidate in Kibra. That’s all well and good. What I have a problem with is more fundamental. Did Mariga lie about his age on his ID? he asked.
Mr Ngunjiri slammed his Jubilee Party for allowing Mariga to run for the seat using an alleged forged ID.
"If he did - why would we as the party running government, endorse him to be a lawmaker? What are the repercussions of such a decision now appearing to be officially endorsed by ‘government’? Does it provide an opportunity for anyone to query other IDs used by Kenyan sportsmen - outside the country?" he questioned.
The MP was reacting after the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Dispute Resolution Tribunal cleared Mariga to run in the Kibra by-elections race.
Mariga had earlier on been banned from the race after his details were missing from the voters' register of 2017.