Bomet Governor Barchok to gift Linet Toto a vehicle, sponsor her homecoming ceremony

Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok has pledged to gift the county’s Woman Representative aspirant Linet ‘Toto’ Chepkorir a vehicle to use in her campaigns ahead of the August polls.

Chepkorir, a 24-year-old Bachelor of Business graduate, made headlines last week after flooring a number of seasoned politicians to clinch the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket in the party’s primaries, in a classic tale of an underdog disrupting the perceived status quo.

Taking to Twitter, Barchok labelled Chepkorir’s story as one that will inspire many youth to pursue any undertaking of their choosing, citing that he will also foot her homecoming party bill.

“To enable her cope with the increased interest in her story I shall provide her a car to facilitate her movement for the rest of her campaigns as well as provide extra personnel to her family home to assist with the increased number of visitors,” said Barchok.

“Further to that, I shall sponsor her homecoming celebrations this Sunday at her Chemamul home. May God give her wisdom and protect her as she prepares to serve the people of Bomet, especially women and youth.”

Chepkorir garnered 53,944 votes in the UDA primaries beating Beatrice Chepkorir (20,495), Chepkoech Mutai (16,644), Chepkirui Faith (6,863) and Byegon Edah (4,906)

Her victory in the primaries has almost certainly guaranteed her the Bomet Woman Representative seat owing to the fact that the region is a largely UDA stronghold.