Nandi Governor Stephen Sang has challenged two Uasin Gishu County Members of Parliament to put an end to their feuds with Governor Jonathan Bii.

In a passionate appeal to MPs Julius Rutto (Kesses) and David Kiplagat (Soy) on Monday, November 17, 2025, Sang advised the legislators to cease the fights against the county boss, warning them of the dire consequences of political fights on their constituents.

Sang, while defending his fellow Uasin Gishu governor, appealed for the legislators to allow the county CEOs to work for the people with minimal hindrances and attacks.

Supremacy battles

“Governor, Chelilim is struggling to work and serve his people as the governor. The same residents we are working for are the very people who elected the MPs and the governors, too,” he stated.

Sang decried that the supremacy battle against the sitting governor, commonly referred to as Koti Moja, was threatening to derail the progress of the county.

“I want to ask the members of Parliament that there is a lot of work to be done. The time for politics will come, but in the five-year time, let us prioritise development and support each other. The governor needs support from the MPs and vice versa. So to my brothers DK and Rutto, let us please stop these wars,” he stated.

“We have seen the results of infighting, and now that we have political goodwill from the president, we want to forge forward together,” he added.

Sang’s remarks come amid heightened attacks on Governor Bii over his leadership and the status of the cosmopolitan county. The issue has divided the MPs from the region sharply over his reign of the county.

In his attacks on the governor on Monday, Soy MP criticised the governor over the handling of Social Health Authority (SHA) funds. He argued that the money should be channeled directly to healthcare facilities to end payment delays and improve services, insisting that the facilities themselves should control the funds to ensure uninterrupted service delivery.

Kiplagat’s criticism comes in the wake of a damning revelation that placed Uasin Gishu County among the worst in Kenya when it comes to bribe payments.

Corruption menace

According to the 2024 National Ethics and Corruption Survey (NECS) by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), released in February 2025, the county accounted for 11.12 per cent of all bribes in the country, more than any other county.

The county topped the list of shame, with Baringo (6.94 per cent), Embu (5.54 per cent), and Homa Bay (5.32 per cent) following in that order.

The report also put the county on the spot for the highest average bribe, with people paying around Ksh25,873, far above the national average of Ksh4,878. This shows a serious problem in how public services are being offered.

The finding came after the county was ranked third in bribe share in a previous finding in 2023.