Talai elders on Friday crowned DP Ruto as the region's political kingpin by giving him a leadership baton. He, however, said the team which accompanied DP Ruto to Nandi was preparing the official coronation of the DP ahead 2022 succession politics. He noted that Dr Ruto is the region’s political kingpin, having been installed in 2006 by elders. Others who accompanied Dr Ruto were: Nandi Governor Stephen Sang and his Uasin Gishu counterpart Jackson Mandago, MPs Julius Meli (Tinderet), Caleb Kositany (Soy), Wilson Kogo (Chesumei). "We have seen the President trying to isolate DP Ruto in our region, let him know that it will never succeed.

Source: Daily Nation June 07, 2020 14:24 UTC