Elgeyo Marakwet governor Alex Tolgos was on Saturday forced to cut short his speech at Chepkorio after crowds shouted in support of Independent candidate Moses Changwony. President Uhuru Kenyatta who was present during the rally watched helplessly as Tolgos was forced to invite Changwony to address the Jubilee campaign meeting. The governor tried in vain to address the crowd but people kept shouting in support of Changwony. The Marakwet and Keiyo communities in the county are split in two camps with Marakwets backing Tolgos while the Keiyo are in support of Changwony. Changowny said he supports President Kenyatta's re-election bid but residents should back his independent candidature for the governor seat.

Source: The Star June 10, 2017 16:07 UTC