Elgeyo Marakwet governor Alex Tolgos has issued a condition to members of the so-called Tangatanga group if they want to be part of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) meetings.
Addressing members of the press on Friday, the county boss said that those who want to join the BBI bandwagon must, as a matter of course, respect President Uhuru Kenyatta and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Raila Odinga.
"Any leader who shows disrespect to the president and the Prime Minister Raila Odinga, I do not believe that that leader should be allowed into the the BBI. If they are coming we will have to gauge their behaviour and they will first have to respect those two leaders. (Kiongozi yeyote ambaye haheshimu rais na prime minister Raila Odinga siamini kwamba huyo kiongozi anafaa kuwa ndani ya BBI. Kama watakuja tutaona kwanza vile mienendo yao itakuwa lakini kwanza waweze kuheshimuhao viongozi wawil), " the county boss said.
Tangatanga, a group of politicians allied to the Deputy President Dr William Ruto, has long come under blistering criticism for allegedly showing disrespect to the head of state and his long-time political adversary Raila Odinga.
The group has been accused of carrying out political campaigns in defiance of the president's call for politicians to focus on working for the people who elected them to office.