Deputy President William Ruto experienced a backlash on Thursday in Narok where he was heckled by disgruntled residents as he sought to encourage them to register as voters.
The spectacle has led to many responses from the political analyst who have been trying to explain the reason behind the reaction from Narok residents.
The analysts were debating the issue on KTN''s News Sources programme. They included Billy Muiruri of editor synthesis magazine, Ibrahim Oruko of The Star and Standards' Roselyn Obala and James Smart.
Muiruri said Ruto's close relation with Governor Samuel Ole Tunai was his biggest obstacle leading to the rebellious act from Narok residents.
"I think Ruto ran into local politics and if you look at Narok county politics there are two groups, one led by Governor Samuel Ole Tunai who is a strong Ruto ally and the other led by the Purko clan, the problem is that Ruto is seen as being more pro-Tunai," said Muiruri.
"Ruto's camp in Narok is mostly associated with the immigrant community, but now the people who are complaining are the real Maasai and specifically the Purko community who have vowed to reclaim the Governorship," he added.
However, Oruko disagreed with Muiruri saying the reaction from Narok residents was not about land but corruption.
"What we saw in Narok has nothing to do with immigrant communities but corruption," he said.
"It is in public domain that Governor Tunai and Ruto have been looting resources from the world famous Maasai Mara and we saw Ruto skip burials of Ole Ntimama and John Keen because it has been a no-go zone for him but because of its an election time he had to come," added Oruko.
Other demands included the transfer of local administrators officers for allegedly demanding Sh300 from locals for the issuance of National identity cards.