Deputy President William Ruto on Saturday toured Kehancha Migori County.
Ruto, however, received a hostile reception after about 300 youths tried to interrupt his speech. The youths, who were allegedly drunk, surrounded the car of the DP as they shouted at him.
He had visited the region to commission Sh2.8 billion Kehancha-Lolgorian Road when the incident occurred.
The youths heckled at different speakers during the event, which made the day horrible for Ruto. Provincial Administration officers were absent during the event.
Ruto tried to calm them but they could not listen thereby forcing him to proceed with his speech amid noises from different corners.
The youths also booed Kuria West MP Mathius Robi to the point that he decided to cut short his speech and handed over the microphone to Kuria East counterpart Fred Chacha. Ruto, who is banking on votes from different parts of Kenya including Luo Nyanza, reminded the youth of the need to listen to leaders but they never calmed down. "If you don't want to listen to us then it is better you leave. The development projects we have come to launch here today are for the benefit of our youth and can't afford to have the same people heckle leaders," said Ruto, as quoted by Standard.