Former failed footballer MacDonald Mariga is sending messages to Kenyans seeking their support in the upcoming Kibra parliamentary by-election.
Hello (Name), naomba kukujulisha nitang’ang’ania kiti cha MP wa Kibra katika uchaguzi mdogo ujao. Naomba kura yako. Nakutakia wikendi njema. STOP “456”9″5#
Kenyans on Twitter have taken an issue with this kind of campaigns with many questioning where the aspirant got their mobile numbers.
Some are blaming Safaricom’s failed systems and tagging Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to intervene.
Here are some that Kenyan Bulletin sampled.
@SafaricomPLC who gave Mariga my number!?? This is a breach of privacy. Kinoti @DCI_Kenya get to the bottom. Someone is giving out our numbers without our express consent https://t.co/mvT8gr93LX pic.twitter.com/Gd2Zu9jai2
— #AfricaKillsHerSun (@JoeAsali) September 7, 2019
Hey @Safaricom_Care @SafaricomPLC ,why are you giving out private data like phone numbers of unsuspecting Kenyans to @MarigaOfficial without their CONSENT?
This is Wrong and Unacceptable.
Any other Kenyan who have received this type of text? SHARE HERE!#ODMDecides pic.twitter.com/nhHUF0nmcF
— Mr. Kinuthia Pius. (@Belive_Kinuthia) September 7, 2019
Totally un acceptible pic.twitter.com/YfMjOFk1h5
— tomjesh (@tomjesh_thomaso) September 7, 2019
@McDonald_Mariga @MarigaOfficial I see @SafaricomPLC already campaigning for you, kweli dunia ni gunia pic.twitter.com/4b68L1GOLT
— Hillaire || Lilechi || 🇰🇪 (@hills_prince) September 7, 2019
@DCI_Kenya @ODPP_KE @MarigaOfficial @IEBCKenya @NPSOfficial_KE @bonifacemwangi how the hell did Mariga get my contacts to vote for him ? Is this not corruption and abusing our information pic.twitter.com/0fJUaMDhAh
— Willok (@Willoukom) September 7, 2019
Just received this from @MarigaOfficial. Please I am neither Christine nor do I vote in Kibra. #ODMDecides #ODMKibra #KibraDecides #KibraByelection #Mariga #ImranOkoth #BensonMusungu pic.twitter.com/OajhQyEcxu
— Zuleikha Juma Hassan (@Mpzuleikahassan) September 7, 2019
Mariga and another candidate
— Son of A peasant🇰🇪🇺🇬🇹🇿🇨🇩🇸🇸🇻🇺🇧🇼➰ (@Collobrown25) September 7, 2019
