This archive report was first published on 18 November 2021.
On November 18, 2021, Deputy President William Ruto's motorcade was stoned in Kondele slum, Kisumu, Kenya.
Wilson Aminda, a Kisumu county government askari, was charged with allegedly leading the mob that damaged seven vehicles in Ruto's convoy.
Aminda was arraigned before Winam law court Senior Principal Magistrate Robert Owanda and denied the charges.
He was freed on a Sh100,000 cash bail or an alternative cash bail of Sh500,000.
According to Police Spokesman Bruno Shiosho, Ruto failed to heed to security and intelligence advice that he was likely to encounter resistance in Kondele during his tour of Nyanza.
Shiosho stated that there was tension within Kondele owing to alleged distribution of campaign logistical funds amongst local groups.
Deputy President Ruto described the Kondele scenes as 'shameful' and accused unnamed leaders of orchestrating it.
He vowed to get Kisumu out of the stone-throwing culture.
