President William Ruto on Wednesday fulfilled the wish of his former classmate, Emily Jepkemei by assisting her to reclaim ownership of a disputed 20-acre piece of land near Eldoret Airport.
Jepkemei is among five parties who are claiming ownership of the disputed property in a case that has dragged in court for years.
On Monday, the woman was captured on video, conversing with President Ruto during his tour in Eldoret seeking his help over the matter.
Reports indicated that she urged the president to assist her in repossessing the 20-acre piece of land.
At the same event, Ruto summoned Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi who, according to Jepkemei, was instructed to sort the issue.
"I was his former classmate and when he came to greet me, I informed him of my situation and sought his help. I also informed him that Sudi knew the ownership wrangles involving the property.
"At that moment, Ruto summoned Sudi and instructed him to sort the issue in great haste.
On Wednesday, Sudi led a group of youth in demolishing structures erected on the piece of land.
This raised questions from the occupants of the piece of land who claimed that the MP violated a ruling by the court which deemed another resident of the region as the rightful owner.
"We have a title deed. We went to court and the court deemed that the status quo should remain the same," the resident explained.
"We have the legal documents but they have not produced theirs. The politician now claims that we are criminals."
In a rejoinder, Sudi claimed that he would not allow alleged graft in the court system in Eldoret to prevail.
The legislator dared anyone who sought to dispute the action to face him over the matter.
