Police halted prayers by Kikuyu
elders soon after a spokesman for the
community in Eldoret was installed at
7am.
Samwel Kamunu wa Kabari, 80,
was installed spokesman.
The
function had allegedly been banned, but
deputy county commissioner John Kinjo
said the elders applied for a permit and
no one opposed it.
The elders outwitted
the police, staging an early morning
ceremony to install the spokesman.
The
event had been opposed by Uasin Gishu
Governor Jackson Mandago and some
Kikuyu and Kalenjin leaders over security
concerns.
Some leaders had asked that
it be done after the 2017 polls.
