Leaders disagree about bid to make MP Kaya elder

Kaya Council of Elders Chairman Charo Menza (centre), Kilifi North MP Gideon Mung'aro (second left) and Kwale Woman Representative Zainab Chidzuga at a press briefing in Mombasa yesterday. Sharp divisions among Kaya elders have emerged over plans to install Kilifi North MP Gideon Mung’aro as an elder and spokesman of the Miji Kenda. (PHOTO: OMONDI ONYANGO/ STANDARD)

Sharp divisions among Kaya elders have emerged over plans to install Kilifi North MP Gideon Mung’aro as an elder and spokesman of the Miji Kenda. A section of the elders are accusing Mung’aro of a plot to hijack a cultural institution for political gain.

Though an ODM MP, Mung’aro has declared war on the Opposition and is eyeing the Kilifi gubernatorial seat in next year’s polls. The elders want the cultural institution to remain politically neutral, while others want a say on leadership.