Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka has publicly declared support for President William Ruto.
The ODM lawmaker said times have changed after the campaigns and it is Ruto who is the president.
"Let us support this President to work for us, he is up to the task," Onyonka said.
Speaking in Kitutu Chache North, the senator who has been supporting opposition leader Raila Odinga, said it is time to take a different turn.
Quoting Kisii proverbs, Onyonka said it has been long supporting a leader whose efforts to capture the presidency have been unsuccessful.
"When it fails on one side, change tack and waylay it from the other side," Onyonka said.
"We have been trying the other side but have been unsuccessful."
Raila has unsuccessfully vied for the presidency five times.
Onyonka is among many politicians allied to Raila who are accompanying Ruto in his tour of Kisii and Nyamira counties.
