The independent electoral and Boundaries Comission (IEBC)  has refused to clear former Nairobi governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko on integrity grounds.

IEBC is citing Sonko's impeachment while serving as Nairobi governor as the main reason behind their decision not to clear him.

Speaking hours after IEBC rejected to clear him, at the Kenya School of government, Sonko asked his supporters not to give up as his legal team was employing all options including appealing to the dispute tribunal.

"We are disappointed by the way IEBC is conducting itself because I had been cleared in 2017 and elected to vie, we are asking why is the law being applied selectively.” questioned Sonko.

Sonko is now hoping to seek redress at the tribunal between 9 and 10 of this month failure to which he will be forced to seek alternative political decision.

"If you have been impeached you are not bared from contesting until you exhaust all appeal options," said Sonko adding that he will present his case at the director of legal affairs in the IEBC.

Sonko through his lawyer Titus Kirui confirmed that he is going to the dispute resolution tribunal saying they have not exhausted all options to be cleared.

"We had a small hitch,with the degree,they had raised issue that Sonko had no original degree certificate as well as certificate copy,but that was solved when documents were presented," said Kirui.

Kirui said the pending appeal in court over his impeachment matter will give answers to Iebc demands, saying as it stands, Sonko is still in the race for Mombasa governor.

"We have a window between 10 and 19 this month to have that resolved and we believe strongly that the governor and his running mate will be on the ballot," said Kirui.