A Kikuyu spokesman in Eldoret will be
crowned in a ceremony today, despite
wrangling among community leaders.
Deputy county commissioner John
Kinjo said the elders had applied for
a permit to host the event and no one
had opposed it.
“I have seen their application to hold
the ceremony and we have no reason
to stop it,” Kinjo told the Star on the
phone yesterday.
Uasin Gishu Governor Jackson Mandago
and a section of the elders from
the community had demanded the
ceremony be postponed until after the
general election. They said it would destabilise regional
politics.
Joseph Mwaura, the coordinator of
the elders, said they will proceed with
the ceremony because it posed no security
threat in the region, and they
already acquired a licence.
“We will go on with our plans. The
ceremony will go on as planned,”
Mwaura said. Huruma MCA Peter Chomba, who
supports the event, said it should proceed
without interference.
Mandago last week said the meeting
should be stopped after it sparked a
row among Kikuyu community political
leaders wrangling over the election.
Mandago had said the leaders
should agree before the ceremony gets
a go-ahead.
“We are not opposed to the event but
we feel the elders and the community
should agree and move together,”
Mandago said.
Deputy President William Ruto is
invited to the ceremony at the 64 Stadium.
A group led by businessman Joseph
Wainaina also wants the installation
cancelled.
They oppose the other faction
led by Chomba and Francis Muya
(Langas) which has supported the
coronation.
Gema national organising
secretary Paul Kinyanjui said they are
also opposed to the installation.
“We do not see the need for such a
ceremony, especially at this time when
the country is headed for elections.We
can’t do it without agreeing and working
with other communities for peace
and cohesion,” Kinyanjui said.