Elders from Bomet County have told Deputy President Willaim Ruto to stop attacking Issac Rutto and respect him.
According to the elders who were speaking on Wednesday, Ruto was undermining the leadership of counties which are perceived to be opposed to Jubilee.
This is after the DP accused Rutto of being a stumbling block to the unity of the Kalenjin community by frustrating development.
Ruto had accused of the governor of refusing join Jubilee like other county bosses.
"Section 2 (a) was repealed to allow multi-partyism in the country in the early 1990s. The DP should respect all political parties that have been formed and recognised by the registrar," said Paul Korir an elder.
"We urge leaders on a tour of duty in the region to reciprocate the hospitality they are accorded when they visit Bomet," he added.