Bomet governor Isaac Rutto has intensified Opposition alliance NASA campaigns in the South Rift, urging residents to back Opposition leader Raila Odinga for the presidency during the forthcoming general elections.
"Mr Raila Odinga is not a stranger or new presidential candidate in the Rift Valley. Members of the Kalenjin community voted for him in the botched 2007 General Election and are ready to embrace him once more in the August election," he noted during a Chama Cha Mashinani (CCM) rally in Bureti Constituency over the weekend.
The outspoken County Chief further challenged the residents not to vote along tribal lines, but to elect leaders with the people's interests at heart.
"We no longer want to hear about tribalistic jingoism and other nonsense. What we care about is that we get a leader who is committed to allocating the counties a fair share of the county's revenue collection," he added.
The region voted overwhelmingly for President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto during the 2013 general elections.
The opposition is, however, keen to make forays into the region as the election date draws nigh.
Governor Rutto joined the opposition after a frosty relationship with the Deputy President Ruto.