Battle for Nairobi County splits Gema Elders down the middle

Some want a candidate from Central Kenya with a running mate from Western, while others want a candidate from Western Kenya and a running mate from Central

The scramble for ethnic voting blocs for the Nairobi gubernatorial race has split the Kikuyu Council of Elders down the middle.

Two groups have emerged, each backing its own line-up and different models to wrestle the Governor’s Mansion for a Jubilee Party side from the incumbent, Evans Kidero, of the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD).