This archive report was first published on 21 May 2020.
On May 21, 2020, the Njuri Ncheke Council of Elders made a plea to President Uhuru Kenyatta to suspend the planned ouster of Tharaka-Nithi Senator Kithure Kindiki from the position of senate deputy speaker.
Chairman Linus Kathera led the elders in appealing to the Jubilee Party leader to suspend the ouster and give them time to mediate the dispute.
Addressing journalists in Meru town, Mr. Kathera said, "We urge the president to suspend the motion set for Friday to remove Senator Kindiki as the deputy speaker. The elders are ready to engage Senator Kindiki and ensure any mistake is amended. We urge the president to heed to our request because Njuri Ncheke works with the government of the day."
The elders' plea came as various leaders from Meru and Tharaka-Nithi raced against time to save Prof. Kindiki from the ouster motion set for Friday.
Earlier, Tharaka-Nithi County leaders led by former governor Samuel Ragwa and Marimanti Ward representative Ms. Susan Ngugi expressed disappointment with plans to remove Kindiki from the deputy speaker position.
