Conflicting reports have emerged over Deputy President William Ruto's meeting with Jubilee youth leaders from Nyamira County on Tuesday.
Dr Ruto was set to meet the youths, mostly his supporters, at the time he's facing resistance from a team allied to Dr Fred Matiang'i and Raila Odinga in Gusii.
In June, Dr Ruto visited Nyamira twice and lost two MPs; Ben Momanyi and Jerusha Momanyi from his camp after they joined Dr Matiang'i's wing.
And a source claims that the youths spent most of their time hanging outside Ruto's offices in Karen and that they failed to meet him.
"They could not meet him. He was too busy yesterday. Most of them slept within the city and some are struggling to go back home," said the source.
But in a rejoinder, youth leader Ben Mogaka, who was in charge of the delegation, claimed that the team met the DP and discussed a host of issues.
He accused the Matiang'i leaning team of spreading gossip, adding that his team is not answerable to those demanding for photos to establish if they met Ruto.
"We met the DP and discussed what brought us here. We don't owe anyone and explanation. It's our business and we shall continue rallying for him," he said.
Similar sentiments were aired by Ruto's aide who spoke in confidence, arguing that he met the team late in the afternoon although the meeting was scheduled in the morning.
"I speak with authority that they met him for two hours. The meeting was scheduled for morning hours but the DP had to first meet Northern Kenya leaders," he claimed.
On social media, the team was trolled by opponents who claimed that a number of them could not afford fare back home after allegedly failing to meet the DP.
But in a photo later circulated by Mogaka, Dr Ruto is seen sitting beside North Mugirango MP Joash Nyamoko and Jubilee nominated MCA George Mosiori, a strong indication that the meeting after all took place.
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