Kirinyaga Governor Anne Mumbi Waiguru has explained why she did not attend the event by Deputy President William Ruto in her county.
On Saturday, Waiguru was missing from the event held at Karoti Girls High School. According to Waiguru, she did not receive an invitation from the DP's office.
"My office and majority of the leaders did not have any communication from the Deputy President on his intended visit to Kirinyaga as has been the practice in previous visits," Waiguru is quoted by Nation.
"We would have expected the officers in charge to make the necessary arrangements withlocal leadership and communicate accordingly. Why the decision was made to bypassprotocol is open for debate," Waiguru added.
The county boss added that she was not sure if Ruto was to attend the event since he had sent Devolution Cabinet Secretary (CS) EugeneWamalwa to represent him.
CS Wamalwa had reportedly arrived around 2 pm to represent DP Ruto, who arrived at 5 pm.