Moiben MP Silas Tiren now says he supports Deputy President William Ruto for Presidency.
Speaking to his constituents on Wednesday, the MP said he has no issues with DP Ruto and that he would wish he becomes the President.
Tiren said he is only interested in retaining his parliamentary seat adding that he will back the DP for the top seat.
"I wish DP William Ruto all the best. I want him to be the president. I have no problem with his Presidential bid. I am only interested in being the MP of this area and you are the ones to decide," he said.
He added that while he is supporting the DP for the Presidency, Ruto should not interfere with his bid to be the MP for Moiben.
He asked the DP to support his bid now that he has declared his support for him.
The MP was responding to remarks made by allies of the DP at a rally in Eldoret on Saturday where he, among others, was labelled as a traitor in the community.
The MP dismissed the remarks by the MPs saying he has not done anything to spoil Ruto's chances of being the President.
He maintained that he has been focused on addressing the needs of his constituents and implementing development projects in the area.
On joining the UDA party, the MP said he was still a member of Jubilee because of the legal dictates that states one cannot be a member of two parties.
He added that when the right time comes, he'll weigh on which direction to go regarding his political future.
"I have heard people asking why I have not joined UDA. I am a member of Jubilee because that is the party in which you elected me as MP. When it reaches six months to elections, where I will have the leeway to choose a party I desire, I will make a decision," he said.
The remarks comes barely a week after Uasin Gishu MPs, who appear not in support of the DP, were put on notice by allies of the DP who urged area residents to vote them out.
In a rally in Eldoret where the DP was blessed and given blessing to campaign across the country, leaders present maintained the need to vote in leaders who only support the DP and the UDA party.
