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Kikuyu council of elders to punish MP Moses Kuria

by Amos Khaemba
Kikuyu Council of Elders has vowed to punish Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria over his remarks on the controversial 1969 oath.

Kikuyu Council of Elders has vowed to punish Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria over his remarks on the controversial 1969 oath.

Addressing journalists on Thursday, March 24, elders drawn mostly from Gatundu South said they will take unspecified disciplinary action against the outspoken legislator.

The elders distanced themselves from Kuria’s allegations of an alleged ‘binding oath’ taken in 1969 saying Kuria’s remarks are backward and misleading.

“If unchecked, Kuria’s unbridled tongue and frequent use of vulgar and hateful language might disunite the country. We are summoning him to appear before council before we take disciplinary action against him,” said Kimani Gichuru, council chairman for Kiamworia Location.

The council termed the MP’s recent public outbursts as an embarrassment, regretting that his behavior further taints the image of the council for which Kuria is a member.

The elders challenged the National Cohesion and Integration Commission to take legal action against Kuria saying such remarks if not checked can cause animosity in the country.

1969 controversial oath

Sentiments by the elders come after the outspoken legislator alleged that the vote-rich Mt Kenya region took a post-colonial oath not to support leaders outside the region, remarks that were presumably targeting the Luo community.

During a Kenya Kwanza rally in Gatundu on Friday, March 19, The Chama Cha Kazi party leader told President Uhuru Kenyatta that he risks being cursed for backing former Prime Minister Raila Odinga for the presidency.

“In 1969 when you are under siege you rally 300,000 Kikuyus to take an oath-at a fee-binding them never to elect an uncircumcised person,

“50 years later without calling for another oath to undo the first one, you unilaterally make an about-turn and expect the whole community to follow you,” Kuria said.

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