Kikuyu Council of Elders

Kenya
Traditional leaders dispute derails opposition's plans

Joint talks between the Kikuyu and Kamba councils of elders have run aground because of tensions within the Kikuyu camp, which is split between those in favour of and opposed to William Ruto. Voices are now calling for these groups to be bypassed in the future.

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William Ruto, Florentino Pérez, Ibrahim Magassa

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Kenya
Kikuyu and Somali chiefs come together to reduce community tension

Leaders of the two Kenyan ethnic groups have drafted a roadmap to resolve conflicts undermining their relations, particularly on land issues. A joint committee has been formed and community-building events are planned in the Rift Valley.

Kenya
Kenyatta clan and ousted VP differ over 2027 election strategy

Central Kenya's elites and Uhuru Kenyatta's family want to join a political party that would support Kalonzo Musyoka's presidential bid. For his part, the recently deposed Rigathi Gachagua would prefer to set up his own party, which would put forward a different candidate.

Kenya
Kikuyu leaders set sights on Nairobi governorship

Despite their numerical and economic dominance in the capital, this post has always eluded them.

Kenya
Expiring colonial-era leases feed into tensions

Land leases signed in Kenya the 1920s under British colonial rule have recently expired or are about to do so. The threat of eviction facing long-standing tenants and mounting land disputes are adding fuel to the country's political crisis.

Kenya
Gachagua stumbles again in his would-be fiefdom

Kenya's deputy president has long striven to emerge as the most powerful politician in the Mount Kenya region. But numerous obstacles stand in his way, including the former resident of State House.