There was anxiety at the burial of a former Senator's son after mourners rejected plea by Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi to read President William Ruto's message.

Muturi was forced to hand over the message to the family of former Embu Senator Lenny Kivuti amid booing, as several leaders added pressure on Ruto over abduction of government critics. .

Mourners shouted him down, prompting him to ask whether they wanted him to read or not, to which the crowd told him to hand it to the family.

Speaking at the funeral of Eric Mutugi in Kanyuambora, Mbeere North, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua hit out at President Ruto and his administration, accusing them of spreading falsehoods about abduction of government critics.