Maasai elders have reached out to Kikuyu elders to agree on a pact to uphold national cohesion and integration.
In a meeting held at the Kikuyu Council of Elders headquarters in Kasarani, Nairobi, Maasai elders led by organising secretary Hassan ole Kamwaro said they should live by example.
He said elders should reach out to other communities to be united and live as one people.
"What we are achieving is unity of the whole country and it is not driven by personal interest or politics. We need to lead by example to be united as a country and it cannot be achieved without communities being united," Kamwaro said.
He said it was a challenge to all elders of various communities to embrace the adopted Sessional Paper No 9 on National Cohesion and Integration, which aims is to help Kenya address hindrances to national cohesion and integration.
"We have seen the Kikuyu elders reaching out to other elders of different communities in the country, which is a show that we all must embrace the national cohesion and integration even as the government implements the Sessional Paper No 9," Kamwaro said.
Kikuyu elders' national chairman Wachira Kiago said reaching out to other elders will help unite Kenyans.
"We have reached out to other community leaders and we have received good reception and we are making progress in fostering national unity," he said.
Kiago denied allegations that the Kikuyu elders are reaching out to others for selfish interests and as a political outfit for the Jubilee government.