Update, Saturday, March 16: Moments after heckling Governor Hillary Barchok at President William Ruto’s rally, residents of Bomet went ahead to stage demonstrations demanding his resignation.
The furious residents allegedly forced their access into the governor’s offices from where they began protesting.
Attempts by the security officers to intervene were futile as they overwhelmed the police.
President William Ruto was on Saturday, March 16, forced to intervene after a section of rowdy Bomet residents heckled Governor Hillary Barchok at a rally.
The incident occurred moments after Ruto handed the governor an opportunity to address the rally, suddenly a group of rowdy locals began shouting and castigating the governor.
While dismissing the protests, the head of state called on the residents to calm down and allow the governor to deliver his speech.
“Please, I want to tell you that I do not want such behaviour in my gathering. You are the ones who elect MCAs, MPs Senators and even this governor, so please come down," Ruto pleaded.
Ruto, while pleading with the residents, urged them to wait until 2027 when they would have a chance to decide their preferred leaders.
According to Ruto, Barchok’s heckling was politically orchestrated, with the head of state calling on political leaders to cease political rivalry, noting that such acts deterred development.
He claimed the heckling was a plan by a local political adversary to tarnish the reputation of Governor Barchok, with the head of state terming it as foolhardy.
“Things to do with elections ending in 2022, here we do now want to know who is more influential than the other, the influential one can explain to us how we can have electricity, water and build roads,” Ruto remarked.
“We do not want political competition now, let us wait until 2027. Currently, we are planning the affairs of our people and not political competition, heckling is foolish behaviour.”
Furious about the issue, Ruto urged politicians across the nation to cease displaying their political differences by sponsoring goons to interfere with public events.
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