A senior UDA governor was involved in a road accident outside his home county. Elgeyo Marakwet Governor Wisley Rotich reportedly escaped unhurt following the accident in Uasin Gishu County.
The accident occurred just hours after Rotich was involved in a public altercation with his Deputy Governor on November 8.
According to eyewitnesses, the accident happened at around 8 am when the governor’s vehicle reportedly collided with a boda boda rider at a busy junction.
Photographs obtained by The Kenya Times showed significant damage to the front of Rotich’s grey Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, with the bonnet and headlights among the affected sections.
Wisley Rotich, Grace Cheserek Clash Publicly
Governor Wisley Rotich and his Deputy Governor, Prof. Grace Cheserek, clashed publicly at an empowerment forum in Kapyego on November 8.
Disagreement emerged after Cheserek took the microphone and criticised Rotich’s administration over what she described as failures in delivering essential services to residents.
She raised concerns about healthcare and education, accusing the county administration of failing to address residents’ needs.
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Cheserek also accused the Wisley Rotich of relying on handouts to attract public support instead of addressing residents’ challenges through effective service delivery.
Rotich appeared frustrated as his deputy continued speaking and interrupted her, telling her to sit down.
“Sit down, stop this childish behaviour. Sit down, take that childishness elsewhere. You’re doing a lot of talking, yet you haven’t contributed any money,” Wisley Rotich said.
He further accused her of childish behaviour and challenged her to contribute KSh1 million.
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Cheserek refused to sit down and insisted on completing her address despite the interruption.
“Please let me finish my speech, Governor. You did not bring me here. I will continue speaking, and I will say it all,” she responded.
She maintained that she deserved an opportunity to finish her speech and was not answerable to the Governor over her right to address the gathering.
Tensions escalated towards the end of her address, with the two leaders eventually standing face to face on the dais.
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