Formal recognition of village elders closer as ministry seeks public views

Interior Cabinet Secretary Onesmus Kipchumba Murkomen during a peace meeting at Kiango at the border of Kisii and Narok Counties. (Sammy Omingo, Standard)

Kenyans will have a say on whether village elders should be paid and entrenched in the governance system.

The Ministry of Interior and National Administration has commenced public participation on the Draft National Government Village Elders Policy and the National Government Coordination (Administrative Units) Regulations, 2025 which if implemented will see village elders formally recognised as part of the governance structure.