“Let Macdonald Mariga spend time to grow our football and our
talents. Siasa itakuwepo leo, kesho na mtondogoo (Politics will always be
there).
“Let the young man be. He will live to join this silly, dirty
game of politics another day,” wrote Kuria. DP William Ruto with Mariga |
Gatundu South Member of Parliament Moses Kuria has hit out at Deputy President William Ruto, asking him to ‘let McDonald Mariga be.’
Through a tweet, Kuria stated that the former Inter Milan
midfielder should focus on nurturing young players in the country instead of
plunging himself into the ‘dirty game of politics.
“Let Macdonald Mariga spend time to grow our football and our
talents. Siasa itakuwepo leo, kesho na mtondogoo (Politics will always be
there).
“Let the young man be. He will live to join this silly, dirty
game of politics another day,” wrote Kuria.
This comes just hours after Mariga was cleared to vie for the
Kibra parliamentary seat on a Jubilee Party ticket.
The former Harambee Stars skipper alongside other aspirants
appeared before the party’s election board on Monday and was cleared.They were examined by a panel of six on a number of issues
including party policies, financing campaigns and their vision for Kibra
constituency.
According to a scorecard seen by Ureport, Mariga scored 500
marks out of a possible 600 marks, Ramadhan Hussein came in second with 371
marks while Morris Kinyanjui was third with 367 marks. The Kibra seat fell
vacant after the demise of Ken Okoth on July 26, 2019. The by-election is set
to be held on November 7.
The Standard
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