An ODM youth leader from Kilgoris, Simon Lenguyia, has accused the Maa Council of Elders of championing ethnicity in Narok and Kajiado.
Lenguyia said the council has said those who support the Deputy President be evicted if non-Maasais and be declared persona non grata if they are Maasai.
He said the council was promoting intolerance, ethnic tension and elevating the Maasai needs above the political stability of the country and it is a manifestation of ignorance, hypocrisy and dishonesty.
Speaking to the Star on Wednesday, the council chair, Keleina ole Nchoe denied the claims.
Nchoe, however, said even if he made such a statement, many politicians have made similar sentiments
“Let him take us to the police and produce the evidence,” Nchoe said.
“Our progress in the political, social and economic spheres can be achieved without causing disharmony and tension between us and other ethnic groups that occupy what was originally our ancestral land,” Lenguyia said.
He said a year ago, the Maasai Council of elders was formed to lead the community on the right path.
He said while the idea is laudable, its implementation is a matter of grave disquiet.
I express my concerns about the management and running of the council particularly its structures, lack of autonomy, the divisive political utterances made by a section of its leadership, all of which evidences its lack of vision for the Maasai people,” Lenguyia said in a letter to Kajiado and Narok governors.
The letter dated December 6 was copied to the Anglican Bishop Jackson ole Sapit, Maa council chairman Keleina ole Nchoe and Environment CS Keriako Tobiko.
He appealed to governors Samuel Tuanai (Narok) and Joseph Lenku (Kajiado) to guide the council.
“They should teach them tolerance, make them aware of their key role of speaking for the community, promoting its agenda, rooting for its aspirations without necessarily jeopardizing the unity of the country,” Lenguyia said.
Edited by Kiilu Damaris
