Kiambu Kikuyu elders urged the county government to establish cultural centres which will be used for all the traditional practices of the community.
Addressing the press on Monday, the chairman of the council of elders Elijah Maina said it is unfortunate that cultural centres are no longer found in the area.
He said that practices such as male circumcision is no longer held in the areas as traditionally required leaving churches and schools being used for such affairs.
He added that as elders they cannot allow traditional affairs of the community to die.
Mr Maina said every sub-county in Kiambu should have a centre where traditional rites of passage would be held.
"We are also calling on Kiambu government to support the Kikuyu culture by setting aside centres where such practises can be carried out. It wasn't good to see such centres die and people now are using churches and schools for such traditional ceremonies," Maina said.
Maina said they will ensure that by the next period of initiation ceremonies within the Gikuyu community, every sub-county will have a cultural centre to hold the ceremonies known as ‘irua’.
He said that this was not only a tradition, but the way of life of the Gikuyu community which should be respected and preserved by even the county government.