Tough test for DP William Ruto as Kericho turns hostile

Deputy President William Ruto arrives at Tea Research Foundation in Kericho yesterday for a consultative meeting. Ruto received a hostile reception in Kericho, where South Rift leaders accused him of abandoning the region after Jubilee ascended to power. (PHOTO: BONIFACE THUKU/ STANDARD)

Deputy President William Ruto received a hostile reception in Kericho, where South Rift leaders accused him of abandoning the region after Jubilee ascended to power.

Mr Ruto and his confidante, Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter, received stinging criticism from the  leaders, who complained that the Kipsigis community had been taken for a ride after President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ruto ascended to power in 2013.