Advertisement“The import of the matter was that the President was not happy that his Mt Kenya backyard was expressing open and bold distaste for him and his government,” Mr Kiago told the Nation. “Bugandan, by forging unity of purpose, cannot be ignored by leadership and that is what the President wanted us to implement in Mt Kenya,” he said. GRASSROOTS MOVEMENTSenate Majority whip Irungu Kang’ata confirmed the silent grassroots movement, saying, the President had made it clear that he wants a Mt Kenya that will speak in one voice. The elders’ initiative, he said, was part of a grand campaign to undo schemes that “have divided our people”, adding that all these efforts will culminate in President Kenyatta endorsing his successor as Mt Kenya political kingpin. In Nakuru, Gikuyu Council of Elders national chairman Samuel Kimani Maigua called the President’s move ‘very wise’.

Source: Daily Nation July 24, 2020 07:52 UTC