President Uhuru Kenyatta with Cabinet Secretary in charge of Lands Jacob Kaimenyi at a past event. [Photo|jamhurimagazine.com]
The Njuri Ncheke Council of Elders has denied sending a letter to President Uhuru Kenyatta asking him not to appoint Cabinet Secretary in charge of Lands Jacob Kaimenyi and former Meru Governor Peter Munya to his Cabinet.
Council Chairman Paul M'thinkia termed the letter as the work of 'mad men' out there to cause disharmony in the Meru region where the two leaders come from.
"The letter is malicious and was written with an intention to harm the Council," he said.
Secretary General Phares Warutere disowned the letter, describing it as fake.
"Those who fabricated this letter are enemies of our leaders Munya and Kaimenyi. The aim is to cause bad blood among us by spreading malicious rumours, but it will not succeed," Ruteere said.
The said letter which has been making rounds on social media reads: "Our attention has been drawn to some allegations being peddled by sections of the media that you are planning to name former governor Peter Munya to the yet to be unveiled Cabinet.
By the authority of carefully selected, mature, composed, respected and incorruptible elders of the Njuri Ncheke, we urge you President Uhuru Kenyatta and your able deputy William 'Marete' Ruto to consider dropping Munya and Prof Kaimenyi from your yet to be unveiled Cabinet."
Another part call for the punishment of the University of Nairobi Vice Chancellor Prof Peter Mbithi for cancelling the degree of Meru Senator Mithika Linturi.
Ruteere said the Njuri Ncheke had no authority to reprimand Mbithi over UON's actions.
"That is a matter that concerns the university's senate and the Judiciary," he said.