Governor Isaac Ruto sees Deputy President’s hand in Bomet demonstrations

Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto has dragged in Deputy President William Ruto’s name in growing protests in his county and says the spate of demonstrations are  designed  to undermine his leadership. In the past two weeks,   rival groups, one allied to the governor and another to local Members of Parliament closely associated with the DP, have held parallel demonstrations.

Although the protests have been over the proposed site of the Bomet university,    the DP’s name popped up when the governor addressed his supporters during one of the demos he organised. He associated the DP with the protests at his backyard, and said two legislators — Bernard Bett (Bomet East) and his Bomet Central counterpart Ronald Tonui  — were working at the behest of the Deputy President to malign him.