Former Kakamega Senator Bonny Khalwale was badly heckled while attempting to sell the candidature of Kenya Kwanza presidential candidate, Deputy President William Ruto.
The incident, that happened on Saturday, April 30, caught the outspoken ex-senator by surprise as a section of the crowd shouted him down when he called on them to support DP Ruto.
From the video that has gone viral on social media, the gathering that was initially paying attention to him immediately turned hostile when he began advocating for Ruto’s presidential bid.
From the video, the crowd is heard chanting: “Ruto tawe! Ruto tawe! Ruto tawe” meaning (Ruto no! Ruto No! Ruto No!)
The senator was forced to cut short his speech and the choir stepped in with a song to calm the seemingly agitated crowd.
Earlier Khalwale had blasted the ODM leader Raila Odinga for abandoning the Western region after the famous handshake with President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Khalwale who is also aspiring for the Kakamega senatorial seat under UDA alleged that the ODM leader was given Ksh 200 billion to develop his strongholds but only remembered his Nyanza region.
Among the projects, he listed are the expansion of Kisumu International airport, Kisumu port, and the renovation of the railway line to Kisumu.
The UDA senatorial aspirant reminded the gathering that the former prime minister has been using the Western Region for his gain something he said should change in the August 9, polls.
“For us who voted for him, we were never rewarded for anything,” Khalwale said.
Khalwale called on Western region residents to follow the political direction given by the ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi and his Ford Kenya counterpart Moses Wetang’ula.
