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Shock as IEBC invalidates Mariga’s nomination for not being registered voter – VIDEO

McDonald Mariga's bid to contest for the Kibra seat in the November 7 by election now hangs in the balance after his name could not be...

September 10th, 2019
Jubilee Party Secretary General Raphael Tuju presents certificate to Mcdonald Mariga to vie for the vacant Kibra parliamentary seat at the party's headquarters in Nairobi. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU

Tuju eats his words and rubber stamps Mariga’s candidature – PHOTOS

Jubilee Party Secretary General Raphael Tuju appears to have finally decided to endorse a McDonald Mariga candidature in the forthcoming...

September 10th, 2019

McDonald Mariga ‘joins’ Ruto’s team tangatanga

Macdonald Mariga appears to have joined Jubilee Party's tangatanga faction after he was on Thursday spotted hanging out with key allies of...

September 5th, 2019
Deputy President William Ruto admires a football jersey gifted to him by McDonald Mariga at his Karen office in this photo taken on June 27, 2018. FILE PHOTO

Mariga ‘through pass’: Brilliant fielding or costly howler? Party insiders can’t agree

What was billed as a genius move by Jubilee Party to field footballer McDonald Mariga is turning out to not only be farcical, but also...

September 5th, 2019
Deputy President William Ruto looks on as McDonald Mariga autographs a football t-shirt for him at the DP's Karen office on June 27, 2018. FILE PHOTO | NATION

Ruto to unleash Jubilee Party machinery on Kibra to jump start Mariga’s campaign – VIDEO

Deputy President William Ruto will this weekend officially launch the campaign to woe voters to elect McDonald Mariga as Kibra's next...

September 4th, 2019
Gatundu South Member of Parliament, Moses Kuria (left) and Kibra parliamentary aspirant McDonald Mariga. FILE PHOTOS | NATION

Here is Moses Kuria’s advice to Mariga on the ‘silly, dirty game of politics’

Just a day after clinching the Jubilee Party ticket for Kibra Constituency by-election, retired football player McDonald Mariga appears to...

September 3rd, 2019
Activist Boniface Mwangi speaks to journalists outside Central Police Station in Nairobi after he was released by the police. PHOTO | AMINA WAKO

Why Boniface Mwangi is against Mariga’s candidature in Kibra by-election

Award winning photojournalist-cum-human rights activist Boniface Mwangi has warned the people of Kibra from electing McDonald Mariga to...

September 3rd, 2019
Deputy President William Ruto looks on as McDonald Mariga autographs a football t-shirt for him at the DP's Karen office on June 27, 2018. FILE PHOTO | NATION

Mariga’s long journey from the football pitch into the murky political arena

McDonald Mariga's plunge into politics has effectively brought down the curtains on a glittering football career spanning 16 years. This...

September 3rd, 2019
Deputy President William Ruto admires a football jersey gifted to him by McDonald Mariga at his Karen office in this photo taken on June 27, 2018. FILE PHOTO

Mariga is Jubilee choice for Kibra by-election

Jubilee Party national elections board has settled on footballer McDonald Mariga Wanyama to carry its flag in the coming Kibra constituency...

September 2nd, 2019
Former Kenya international midfielder McDonald Mariga (second right, in cream suit) addresses his supporters at the Jubilee Party headquarters in Nairobi. PHOTO | COURTESY

Mariga: No, I’m not anybody’s ‘project’

McDonald Mariga has denied claims that he is being used by Jubilee Party bigwigs as a contestant in the upcoming Kibra parliamentary...

September 2nd, 2019