Yet again, another section of the Mt Kenya electorate has displayed their disapproval of President William Ruto and his administration.
This is days after the president t was booed in Embu county, where residents expressed dissatisfaction with the policies he was enumerating as successful in his government,'
On Saturday, November 23, mourners gathered in Kirogo, Murang'a county, for the send-off of fallen nominated MCA Mark Wainaina.
Wainaina died on November 13 after being hospitalised following a diagnosis of pulmonary complications.
The funeral service had been seamless until the speeches of Ruto and his deputy, Kithure Kindiki, were brought up by their representatives.
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Kindiki's representative had difficulty reading through the deputy president's tribute to the fallen MCA.
The reader had started on a good note until the calm audience heard that the speech was from the deputy president.
They started heckling, forcing a member of the clergy to intervene, asking the speaker to hand over the speech directly to the bereaved family instead of reading it.
The audience cheered in agreement with the clergyman.
On seeing what had ensued, Governor Irungu Kang'ata opted not to read Ruto's speech as he had planned, instead handing it over to the family.
The audience calmed down after confirming the president and his deputy's speeches would not be presented to them.
Earlier, Moses Kuria, the chief of Economic Advisors at State House Nairobi, was also blocked from addressing the mourners after his sentiments seemed to have been siding with the government.
Kuria, who was addressing them in the vernacular, was interrupted mid-speech by a cleric who started singing, subduing his speech in the process.
He had strived to rally the residents behind the government, asking them not to follow the former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua.
Much of the Mt Kenya region has been showing disdain for Ruto and his administration, especially due to the unfulfilled campaign promises and the recent impeachment of Gachagua.
