[Boniface Okendo, Standard]National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi is set to be installed as Mt Kenya region’s spokesperson today, joining a number of leaders angling to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta’s kingship. Muturi’s appointment as the Speaker of the National Assembly was a political game plan to include Mt Kenya East region in Kenyatta’s government and to quell the feeling that region had for a long time been locked out by the Mt Kenya West region. Before he was crowned at Mahiga Matatu Cultural Centre, Kenneth had met with Kikuyu elders and businessman Peter Munga who is Mt Kenya Foundation chair. He has also been meeting with elected leaders in Nairobi to discuss Mt Kenya region development. And two MPs opposed to the ongoing scramble for kingship position said in the Sagana Declaration, it was agreed that Kenyatta will remain the region’s spokesperson.

Source: Standard Digital March 05, 2021 19:06 UTC