Madaraka Day celebrations in Trans-Nzoia County took a sour turn on Sunday, June 1, after attendees staged a mass walkout just as President William Ruto's speech was about to be read.
The event was in itself marred with irregularities, as Governor George Natembeya and his deputy Philomena Kapkory were conspicuously absent, with the county boss citing the graft case against him as one of the reasons he did not grace the event, as is the norm.
Natembeya was represented by Health CEC Sam Ojwang, who was left baffled after residents openly disapproved of attempts by County Commissioner Gideon Oyagi to read President Ruto's speech.
In footage obtained by Kenyans.co.ke, a crowd which was present at the Lessos Primary School grounds for the event rose up in unison as Oyagi was preparing to address them, leaving a handful of members of the National Government Administration Officers (NGAO) and local officials at the venue.
