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Bunge Chronicles: Where is our Speaker? What are the elders doing to him?

National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi coronated by Kikuyu Council of Elders at Mukurwe Wa Nyagatha at Gakuyu Village in Kiharu, Murang'a County. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

When William Kamket sought to know if Speaker Justin Muturi was safe in the hands of Mt Kenya elders on Wednesday, he voiced concerns many of his colleagues had bottled.

Like the rest of the country, the waheshimiwa had learnt through the press of the strict cultural regimen their beloved speaker would undergo in solitude for more than a week.

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