It’s democracy by acclamation, facing Mount Kenya: thaaaiii!

A section of Mt Kenya Governors led by Mwangi wa Iria (Muranga) from left, Lee Kinyanjui (Nakuru) and Anne Waiguru (Kirinyaga) address the media on their way forward politically at the Sarova Panafric, Nairobi [Elvis Ogina}

It seemed preposterous that anyone would object to the Speaker of the National Assembly Justin Muturi’s coronation as a Gikuyu elder. But then, politics is a strange art and what you see isn’t always what you get.

So, for the uninitiated, the sight of Muturi draped in traditional regalia, walking tranced, pouring libation or chanting a prayer, would be a harmless gesture that should tolerated, even supported.