The Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya's (CIPK) national leadership has said it will ignore criticism over the alleged bias in last week's branch elections and will forge ahead with its programmes.
CIPK's first ever elections since its formation in 1997 have sparked a wave of political division within the lobby group for imams and preachers. The sharpest division has pitted the national office in Mombasa against vocal officials in the South Coast who were swept away in polls they boycotted.