Politicians cry foul as Mt Kenya tycoons push for higher stake

Kieni MP Kanini Kega helps an elderly woman as she heads to an IEBC registration centre to register as a voter. MPs from Nyeri have been accused of lacking interest in mobilising their constituents to register as voters in the ongoing voter registration drive. Photo by JOB WERU/Standard.

Trouble is brewing in Central Kenya between elected leaders and a group of wealthy elites forming the Mt Kenya Foundation (MKF).

Reports indicate that members of the elite club have identified friendly candidates to front for all elective positions, prompting protests from incumbents that a huge resources will be used to unseat them in the August 8 General Election.