Deputy President William Ruto is this weekend scheduled for a tour of the lakeside county of Kisumu.

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During his visit, the DP is expected to preside over a fundraiser at a Catholic Church in Kisumu Town, with the funds reportedly set for the construction of a priests' residence.

The coordination team at the Milimani Catholic Parish is already in place, with the preparations for his Sunday visit also in the progress.

Area leaders led by Governor Peter Anyang' Nyong'o have since been invited to the event, reports the Standard.

Also invited are the majority of former and sitting Members of Parliament in the region who did not support the ruling Jubilee Party in the concluded poll, opting for the opposition instead.

Welcoming the Deputy Head of State to the county and the vast Nyanza region, Citizen Convention Party (CCP) leader Grace Akumu and the Luo Council of Elders on Monday asked him to feel free to visit the region.

This, they based on the national cohesion spirit recently launched by President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition chief Raila Odinga.

"We want to tell the Deputy President, in the spirit of national unity, reconciliation and harmony, that he is welcome to visit this region for a development cause," Akumu was quoted by the Standard.

Ruto recently made a secret stopover to the county where he met selected groups of youth, before proceeding to Kuria East and West constituencies in Migori county.