Deputy President William Ruto has lashed out at Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto for allegedly sabotaging projects in the county.
This comes following attempts by the governor to block the construction of a university in Bomet Town.
Speaking on Saturday during President Uhuru Kenyatta's last day of his three-day tour of the Rift Valley, DP Ruto described the attempts by the governor to turn the university land into a dumping ground as ridiculous.
“However corrupted your head becomes, how can you not differentiate between the value of a university and a dumping site,” said the DP.
The DP also criticized the governor for his vigorous opposition to the project to install modern equipment in hospitals.
“You are telling us about South Africa (where the governor traveled to for a minor medical procedure). How many in Bomet can afford to travel to South Africa for treatment? And you have been blocking the government from equipping two hospitals in this county with modern equipment,” said the DP.
National Assembly Leader of Majority Aden Duale, Deputy Majority Senate Leader Kipchumba Murkomen, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Joyce Laboso and Kericho Senator Aaron Cheruiyot also threw salvo after salvo at the Bomet Governor whom they told to wait for the day of reckoning come the next elections.
Duale told the governor that they know that he is trying to import voters from neighboring counties but that would not help him.
“The decision of who becomes the Governor of Bomet will be made by the people of Bomet and no one else. Imported voters will not help you,” said Duale.
Murkomen accused the governor of wasting money that would have been used to develop Bomet on his personal issues like promoting a political party.
“We have never heard of Isaac Ruto launching any development project. All we hear him do is opening party branches and he is using money meant for the people of Bomet,” said Murkomen.
Laboso said no one should hoodwink Kenyans that the support for Jubilee in Bomet could ever be in doubt.
“You have maximum support in Bomet,” said Laboso who intends to contest for the seat of Bomet governor.
Bomet Central MP Ronald Tonui also criticized the Governor whom he said does not have the interest of the people at heart.
“We want to use this place to benefit our youth not to store waste as Isaac Ruto wants,” said the MP.
By PSCU.