Nandi County Senator Samson Cherargei told off Mombasa County Governor Ali Hassan Joho over what he termed as disrespect for the deputy president.
Cherargei made the remarks shortly after Governor Joho had termed DP Ruto as unfit to be president in 2022.
Governor Joho had spoken in Busia county on Friday affirming that he would do everything possible to block Dr.Ruto from leading the country due to his questionable integrity.
He confessed to having received the blessings from his party leader Raila Odinga to take the aforementioned decision.
Besides succession politics, contemplated changes to the constitution was another contentious issue in his speech.
He dared Ruto to oppose the prospective plebiscite and vowed to put him in his place.
Speaking in Mosop constituency on Monday, Senator Cherargei warned Joho against attacking the deputy president, accusing him of behind the drug net a the coast.
"The DP is a PhD holder my friend. He is not your equal. We are the ones to answer you not him. You have a lot of problems. You are even sought after by an American agency due to your illegal business," said Cherargei.
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