The September 19 coronation of Deputy President Kithure Kindiki as the Mt Kenya kingpin has exposed deep divisions within the Kiama Kia Ma Council of Elders, with two rival factions claiming legitimacy and each disputing the authority of the other.
A seven-hour secret meeting of 63 elders convened on September 28 by Kiama Kia Ma patron Kung’u Muigai, who is chairman of the Kenya Cultural Council Board, concluded that the council founded in 2010 is fractured and lacks a legitimate mandate to coronate anyone until the dispute is resolved through reconciliation or the courts.
Published Date: 2026-10-07 13:22:05
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Source: The Standard