Uasin Gishu leaders have sent a warning to Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui following the rise of disagreement over what Mr Kinyanjui claims is the mistreatment of Kikuyu hawkers by Governor Jackson Mandago.
Led by Deputy Governor Daniel Chemno, the leaders told Governor Kinyanjui to keep off the county's affairs.
"We live together as one community in Eldoret and anyone cannot start lecturing us on what to do here. They should stop meddling in Uasin Gishu issues," Mr Chemno stated.
The Deputy Governor denied accusations by Kinyanjui that Uasin Gishu county was profiling communities along ethnic lines in the hawker evictions.
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Mandago's administration has been accused of targeting the community in the eviction of hawkers plying their trade in Eldoret town.
Mr Chemno, however, noted that the evictions were justified and added that security teams were dealing with criminals hiding among the hawkers.
"We are not an extension of Nakuru or any other county. We are an independent entity and cannot be dictated by leaders from outside," Chemno asserted.
Chemno accused Kinyanjui and Ngunjiri of blowing up non-existent issues instead of seeking to first understand what went on during the eviction.
A section of leaders of Kalenjin origin from Nakuru County have also come out to condemn the sentiments by Governor Kinyanjui.
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Franciscah Kamuren, a former MP aspirant expressed regret that Mr Kinyanjui had failed to appreciate the county's fragility after the 2007/08 post-election violence.
Governor Kinyanjui, on Saturday, told Governor Mandago to "accommodate hawkers the way Kalenjins are being hosted in Nakuru county."
At least 12 hawkers were injured after inspectorate officials sought to forcefully remove the traders.
