Burial rites spark wrangles over Luo Council of Elders leadership

The late Willis Otondi. He claimed he was the bonafide chairperson of the Luo Council of Elders before his death. [File, Standard]

A fresh leadership row is brewing in the Luo Council of Elders after a faction that claims the legitimacy of the council's chairperson's position claimed the late Willis Otondi will not be buried according to the rites that come with the title of a chairman.

At his death, Otondi claimed he was the bonafide chairman and "ker" of the council and led a group of elders who were backing his claim to the throne.