Deputy President William Ruto is yet to condole with retired President Daniel Moi following the death of his son Jonathan Moi, as other leaders troop to Moi's Kabarak home for the same.
On Wednesday, the DP visited Jonathan Moi's home in Kabimoi where he condoled with the family of the deceased, raising questions on why he snubbed Moi.
But it now emerges that Ruto did not have an appointment with the ageing former Head of State, apparently resulting in his decision to go directly to Baringo.
According to Moi's Press Secretary Lee Njiru, the DP was not at any point barred from visiting Kabarak, about a year after he was allegedly blocked from meeting the ex-President.
“The deputy President did not book any appointment with Mzee. He must have decided to just meet the former Head of State’s family at Kabimoi," Njiru told the Daily Nation.
So far, President Uhuru Kenyatta, Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka, Kitui Senator Enoch Wambua and COTU boss Francis Atwoli are among several leaders who have condoled with Moi in Kabarak.
This comes despite earlier information that Moi would not be receiving any visitors as he mourns the former rally driver who died in a Nakuru hospital last Friday.
Ruto visited Kabimoi alongside Baringo Governor Stanley Kiptis and other local leaders, after which they held a private meeting with the family.
Last year, the DP was allegedly kept waiting for hours at Kabarak as he sought consultations with Moi, with the blame later landing on Baringo Senator and Moi's youngest son Gideon Moi.
Senator is deemed Ruto's leading rival in Rift Valley politics.