Singer Kelvin Bahati has not stepped down for his opponent, incumbent Anthony Oluoch of ODM, in the Mathare MP contest.
On Monday, ODM secretary general Edwin Sifuna announced that Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition party had settled on Oluoch to fly their flag in the August 9 election.
Later in the evening, politician Gitonga Ndegwa announced they had communicated to Bahati and that his campaign had come to an immediate end.
But speaking to Word Is, Bahati said his party, Jubilee, was not aware of the propaganda.
"My point and message to Mathare people is that I am on the ballot and I am not stepping down for anyone," he said.
Sifuna had, on Twitter, thanked Jubilee Party, a member of Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya, for agreeing to back Oluoch.
But Bahati said Sifuna should stop spreading fake information and concentrate on his campaigns.
"He is jobless, unlike me. I am an award-winning musician. Sifuna and Hon [Rachel] Shebesh said they cannot support youth like me but I want to remind them that Mathare people will soon decide," he said.
Bahati accused Sifuna of hiring brokers to make a fake statement after a botched attempt to have the singer removed from the bid.
He said Azimio had settled on having the most popular candidate as the flagbearer, and he outdid Oluoch.
"I was called for a meeting being chaired by Hon Gumo, Shebesh, and many others," Bahati said.
"They made it clear that Bahati is leading both in the polls and on the ground. They also made it clear that the incumbent is not doing well on the ground and has refused to step down."
Jubilee secretary general Jeremiah Kioni did not respond to calls and messages from Word Is.
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