Former Harambee Stars international McDonald Mariga was on Monday announced as the Jubilee Party candidate for the Kibra by-election.
During his unveiling at the party's headquarters, National Elections Board chairman Andrew Musangi described Mariga as a man of impeccable character and credentials who has had "enduring connections with the people of Kibra".
Mariga was at the party's headquarters on Monday for vetting by the National Elections Board.
Areas of testing included knowledge of party policies, ability to finance campaigns, understanding of parliamentary work and his vision for Kibra.
The National Election Board also tested the candidates' alignment with the party's manifesto and ability to deliver its mandate.
The six board members tallied the scores out of 100 marks each with Mariga scoring 500 marks to emerge the winner.
Hussein Ramadhan Abdi came in second scoring 371 marks while Peter Morris Kinyanjui was third with 367 marks.
Musangi gave Mariga 80 marks, Aden Noor Ali gave him 92 marks, Leah Ntimama (88 marks), Samuel Kobia (72 marks), Michael Waweru (75 marks) and Carolyne Kamende (93 marks).
A total of 16 people expressed interest in the Jubilee ticket.
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