Narok West MP Gabriel Tongoyo has accused the police officers in Transmara East sub-county of disrupting a church service on Sunday.
Tongoyo pointed out that the police officers are applying double standards by controlling people perceived to be supporters of the Deputy President.
“We are wondering why the police officers are only interested in the regions backing the DP and their strong allies,” he said.
The MP said that worshippers were following the Covid-19 regulations as set by the ministry of health and there was no need for the officers to stop the church service.
“Everybody has the right to worship, so long as they observe the coronavirus rules and that is what we were doing, and such scenarios are totally unacceptable,” said Tongoyo.
The police officers stormed Emurua Dikirr AGC and ordered the pastor to inform the congregants to leave the compound before things got out of hand.
The church leadership had organised a special offering and invited leaders including the legislator, Mogondo MCA Vincent Rotich, and former Ilkerin MCA Ezekiel Kosgey.
The police argued that the service at Emurua Dikirr AGC contravened the Covid-19 protocol and dispersed the worshippers.
A police officer who declined to identify himself said the meeting could not proceed because it contravened social distancing guidelines by the government and passed the stipulated time on worshipping.
“If you will not heed our call, we might be forced to use alternative means to disperse you,” said one of the police officers.
After the incident, MP Tongoyo, a close ally of DP Ruto, led the worshippers out of the church, addressed the journalists.
The legislator expressed fears that the leaders allied to the DP are being targeted so as to ‘silence’ them because the deputy president's popularity is rising every now and then.
“Such incident is a clear indication that the DP’s presidency is now a serious threat to some quarters and they should know that his bid is unstoppable,” said the MP.
Tongoyo has declared interest in Narok gubernatorial seat under UDA in the upcoming election.