Mr Mathenge said he had instructed his lawyer to write to the JP headquarters seeking a refund.
He said he will contest for governor in a different party or as an independent candidate.
Although the party had accepted his nomination papers, it later refused to clear him on grounds that his academic papers are questionable.
Nyeri governor aspirant Thuo Mathenge, who was disqualified over academic papers, wants the Jubilee Party to refund Sh500,000 nomination fee.
Mr Mathenge said he had instructed his lawyer to write to the JP headquarters seeking a refund.
He said he will contest for governor in a different party or as an independent candidate.
“My competitors colluded with some party officials to lock me out. They feared my candidature given that I was in the race in 2013 and I have remained popular,” Mr Mathenge said.
“I used the same academic papers to vie in 2013 and IEBC allowed me. JP’s move to disqualify me have a lot of questions but I decided not to sue them.”
Although the party had accepted his nomination papers, it later refused to clear him on grounds that his academic papers are questionable.
The party’s national elections board rejected his candidature saying the degree he obtained from Fairland University Uganda is fake.
The proprietor of Bradegate Industries called on the Registrar of Political Parties to come up with a regulation prohibiting political parties from collecting money from aspirants before being satisfied they were fit to fly the party’s flag.
“The move by parties to collect money from unsuspecting aspirants amount to political conmanship,” he said.
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