Bomet Governor Hillary Bachok on Sunday revealed that no Member of Parliament in the county attended an event where Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was present.
The Deputy Head of State had travelled to Bomet County where he was the chief guest at a fundraising event at Deliverance Church International in Kaplong.
While addressing the congregation, Barchok noted that none of the lawmakers showed up yet he only received an apology from Linet Chepkorir Toto, Bomet Woman Representative, for failing to attend.
"I am sorry Your Excellency, I only received one apology from Toto, Woman Rep, I don't see my MPs. I don't know whether they have been instructed not to associate with the Deputy President or not," he told the congregation of which Gachagua was a member.
"I want to start by saying that if you want to unite the country, let us embrace everybody even if we have different opinions."
Barchok, however, told the second in command that he held a meeting with the youth before arriving at the church and spelled out some of their demands, especially from Generation Z.
For instance, the governor noted that the youth want President William Ruto and his deputy to embark on a soul-searching mission to investigate what went wrong in the ruling Kenya Kwanza.
He further noted that his county citizens made it clear that Kenyans are disappointed with politicians, especially those who surround the Head of State and his deputy while noting that the protests were beyond the Finance Bill.
"It is beyond the finance bill. Actually, the Finance Bill gave them an avenue to air out their issues and we support the youth forum that the President put in place," he stated.
The issues they highlighted included, carelessness and unwarranted pronouncement from leaders, displays of arrogance as well as opulence in the midst of poverty.
The youth, as a result, advised all leaders to weigh their words carefully before public rallies and should avoid arrogance and public display of opulence.
The ruling Kenya Kwanza Coalition is currently in damage-control mode after Gen Zs staged a protest leading the Head of State to withdraw the Finance Bill 2024 in its entirety.
