Deputy President William Ruto and Baringo Senator Gideon Moi. [Photo/nairobinews]
The rift between Baringo Senator Gideon Moi and Deputy President William Ruto played out when the former accused the DP of focusing too much on him.
Moi said DP Ruto has his name fresh in his mind more than his own wife.
The senator said Ruto’s mission for the Rift Valley region was purely for his own selfish gains.
"I guess every time Ruto is free with his wife he is ever singing my name Gideon, Gideon, Gideon..." he said, as quoted by The Star on Sunday.
Moi said that Ruto's obsession is to see him voted out during the August 8 election.
"I think this forces him to sing my name even in his 'bedroom'," he said during his campaign launch at Kabimoi, Eldama-Ravine, Baringo County on Saturday, as reported by The Star.
Moi is facing off with former Betting and Licensing Control boss Simon Chelugui for the Baringo senate seat.
"The DP simply wants me to vanish in politics so that he succeeds President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2022," he said.