National Assembly Deputy Speaker Joyce Laboso has dismissed Kisumu Governor Jack Ranguma's advice urging her to vie for the Kisumu governorship seat.
On Monday, Laboso who also doubles as Sotik MP vowed to challenge governor Isaack Ruto for the Bomet County top seat, saying she is best suited to bring meaningful development to the region.
“Ranguma cannot advise the people of Bomet on whom [should be] their governor. He is busy traversing counties to give unsolicited advice yet his ground is so shaky," she said.
“If you talk to most people in Bomet, they would tell you who they want to be their next governor and who they do not want. They know I will deliver and work for them. That is why they want me to unseat Isaac (Ruto),” she added.
Governor Ranguma called on Laboso to vie for governorship in Kisumu County where she is married, saying it was unacceptable traditionally for women to vie for leadership in their places of birth.