Split as URP resolves to expel rebels

Deputy President William Ruto’s United Republican Party (URP) is in dilemma over whether to discipline Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto who has defied its directive to abandon the push for a national referendum.

Last week, Ruto launched the collection of a million signatures to jump-start the Pesa Mashinani campaign in his Bomet County much to the chagrin of the URP leadership, who now view him as a rebel out to wreck the party from within.