Uasin Gishu Woman representative Gladys Boss Shollei has responded to photos that had gone viral online of her and alleged white boyfriend on Friday evening.
The former Chief Registrar of Judiciary said she will not respond to the photos as “the photos don’t show any improper conduct on my part.”
She revealed that she had been threatened by people she knows with character assassination.
The Woman Rep, however, told the press in Eldoret that; “no amount of smear campaign will deter me from serving the people of Uasin Gishu.”
On the better part of Friday, the legislator had trended after the photos emerged shortly after her divorce was sealed on January 8 by Milimani Commercial Courts.
According to court documents seen by Opera News, the divorce was initiated by Sam Shollei on September 6, 2019, who told the court the couple had been living apart for four years.
Boss did not appear in court to file a defence and the divorce was approved within four months of the papers being filed.
The news outlet quoted sources who claimed infidelity and alcohol abuse by Boss had led to the 25-year old marriage’s collapse.
Sam is said to have reached a breaking point when Boss allegedly kicked out his 90-year old mother from their rural home, forcing him to hurriedly construct a separate home for his mother.
Sam Shollei, however, got engaged to Faith Ronoh who hails from Chepkorio, Elgeyo Marakwet days after the divorce was confirmed.
The couple had their ‘koito’ (traditional engagement ceremony) on Friday, January 10, 2020.
Relatives and close friends of the couple were present at the private ceremony.