Lawmakers from Nairobi County on Monday snubbed two engagements by President William Ruto, as cracks emerge within his broad-based arrangement with former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

Only four of the 19 city lawmakers accompanied the President to Lang’ata Constituency, where he had gone to inspect the affordable housing project and attended a meeting at the State House.

Makadara MP George Aladwa was tasked with mobilising lawmakers from Raila’s Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), sending invites to his colleagues. But only Phelix Odiwuor (Lang’ata), Beatrice Elachi (Dagoretti North) and Nairobi Women Representative Esther Passaris honoured the invite. Governor Johnson Sakaja also attended.