Jubilee's Kibra flagbearer McDonald Mariga has emerged victorious in yet another case filed against him.
According to K24, on Wednesday, September 18, political parties’ tribunal court chairperson, Kyalo Mbobu, dismissed an application by Morris Peter Kinyanjui, who wanted Mariga barred from running in Kibra by-election under Jubilee ticket.
Kinyanjui was bitter after losing the Jubilee Party ticket to Mariga. He went on to accuse Jubilee of rigging in Mariga.
According to Kyalo Mbobu, the avenue in which Kinyanjui filed his petition was wrong. Mbobu further stated that the court has no jurisdiction, whatsoever, to hear the matter.
The court indicated that the Jubilee Party candidate’s nomination certificate has already been accepted by Jubilee's electoral board and the IEBC and advised Kinyanjui to look for remedy elsewhere.
Kinyanjui was bitter after losing the Jubilee Party ticket to Mariga. He went on to accuse Jubilee of rigging in Mariga and later filed a petition in court on Tuesday, September 17.
"His candidature will be an impossible sell to the people of Kibra given the calibre of MP we had in the immediate past,” Kinynjui trolled Mariga after filing a petition.
Kinyanjui, who sued Mariga and the Jubilee Party Elections Board, also named the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) as a respondent.
Kinyanjui was among the 16 nominees who had sought the Jubilee ticket for the Kibra by-election and argued that the nomination exercise was not conducted in adherence to the party’s constitution and the laid down regulations.
He further admitted his disappointment with IEBC's decision to clear the former renowned star to contest in the by-election.
In his explanation, the petitioner felt that the due process was not followed in selecting Mariga as the party’s ticket holder.
Kinyanjui had urged the board to hear and determine the case before the by-election in November.
