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

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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.

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