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President William Ruto was briefly evacuated under tight security after chaos erupted during the Maa Cultural and Tourism Festival at Sekenani Gate in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Narok County, on Saturday, November 14.
The commotion reportedly followed confrontations between rival groups of supporters believed to be allied to Narok Governor Patrick Ole Ntutu and Narok West MP Gabriel Tongoyo, temporarily disrupting the cultural celebrations.
Videos circulating on social media showed groups of people running in different directions as tensions escalated, with chairs being thrown near the main dais and others scattered across the venue.
The confrontation reportedly broke out just as Ruto arrived for the celebrations, prompting his security team to move swiftly to protect him.
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Officers from the Presidential Escor-t Unit (PEU) and the General Service Unit (GSU) formed a protective cordon around the head of state before escorting him away from the exposed section of the venue.
It was not immediately clear whether anyone was injured.
