Anxiety as IEBC officials differ during Mariga’s eligibility hearing

Jubilee candidate MacDonald Mariga’s legal team before IEBC’s Dispute and Resolution Committee on September 13, 2019. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Two Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) official gave conflicting statements before the Dispute Resolution Board hearing the appeal by Jubilee’s Macdonald Mariga’s over his eligibility to vie for Kibra seat.

Appearing before the board chaired by Wafula Chebukati, Starehe IEBC registration officer Ismael Yassin said Mariga was an eligible voter and was in the system after being registered on August 26.