Closeness to retired president Daniel Moi and subsequent suspicion that he would plunge into politics precipitated four politicians to publicly rebuke ailing politician Simon Nyachae.
In the widely publicised meeting in 1990 popularly known as 'Kebirigo Declaration', Nyachae's effigy was burnt and subsequently buried as politicians sent a warning while he was serving in the office of the president.
Led by Chris Obure, Andrew Omanga, Zachary Onyonka and David Onyancha, the four MPs condemned Nyachae for allegedly conspiring with Kanu mandarins to shortchange them.
During the rally, the MPs also wrote to Moi demanding that he whips Nyachae from engaging in politics since he was still a public servant.
But two years later, Nyachae would register a dramatic victory in Nyaribari Chache, a seat he held until his retire in 2007.
At the moment, the veteran politician is hospitalised in London in what family says is chest pains.