Recounting events from 2002, the late Chesire’s wife and sister Zipporah Kittony narrated that DP Ruto slapped the former MP during a disagreement at State House, Nairobi. Ruto, then a stalwart in the KANU administration and serving as Eldoret North MP, wielded immense power. In an interview with Nation, Dr Alice Chesire - the former Assistant Minister’s widow -recounted that the slapping incident was emotional baggage that Chesire carried to his grave. The family of former Eldoret North MP Reuben Chesire has opened up on a feud between their kin and Deputy President William Ruto. One of his eyes was red and he painfully narrated to us what had happened to him,” Alice Chesire narrated.

Source: Daily Nation July 31, 2022 07:34 UTC