Dennis Oliech and McDonald Mariga fuel Kenyan sports stars’ thirst for politics

Oliech said he was not aspiring the seat while the letter from the Jubilee Party where Mariga was listed as an aspirant was dismissed as fake. [Courtesy]

It is an interesting statistic in sports and political circles.

After names of Kenya’s eminent footballers, Dennis Oliech and McDonald Mariga, were thrown into the hat for Kibra Constituency by-election, social and mainstream media were abuzz with all sorts of comments and reactions.