Former Chief Justice David Maraga has refuted reports of being state-sponsored.
Speaking on Sunday, March 30, the former CJ expressed that he was the best candidate for the presidency in 2027.
He added that he was still consulting over his State House bid.
Maraga is one of the candidates seeking to challenge President William Ruto in 2027.
Apart from Maraga, former Interior CS Fred Matiang'i, who also hails from the Gusii region, is in the State House race. Some leaders had questioned whether Maraga's candidature was sponsored to water down that of Matiang'i.
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Matiang'i has been fronted as the Jubilee Party candidate.
"Just relax, in due course, you will know whether I am a state project," he responded.
"We are consulting with people. At the end of the day, it is the people's choice. If you ask me, I would say that I am the right one."
On the other hand, he called on the IEBC to select people of integrity, asserting that the country needed honest people to deliver a free and fair election in 2027.
"We are praying that they select fit people, honest people to deliver a free an fair election,'" he added.
