Natembeya dares police to arrest him as row with Ruto over Kitale market escalates

The battle over development projects in Trans Nzoia County between President William Ruto and Governor George Natembeya escalated on Saturday, after the county boss dismissed the launch of the newly constructed Masinde Muliro Market in Kitale by the Head of State. Natembeya has vowed to storm the market, relaunch it and allocate stalls to traders who had previously been assigned spaces. Accusing President Ruto of taking credit for county projects during his visit to the region, Governor Natembeya said he would not be intimidated by threats to his security and dared police to arrest him when he visits the market and the hospital under construction on Monday.