Prof Jacob Kaimenyi. [Photo/the-star.co.ke]
The Meru Council of Elders, Njuri Ncheke, has cursed Lands Cabinet Secretary Prof Jacob Kaimenyi.
The elders also have asked President Uhuru Kenyatta to sack him.
They congregated at the Njuri Ncheke shrine in Nchiru, Tigania West on Saturday and conducted the ritual, reports The Standard.
They cursed Prof Kaimenyi and Chuka University vice chancellor Prof Elias Njoka for allegedly disuniting the elders, leading to the council splitting into two factions.
"We are the one who helped him to get the CS post and now we want him stripped the position for disrespecting us. When he is in Meru he holds meetings with a group of elders comprising of the ousted elders who were cursed by the council. They meet to strategize on how to fight us," elder Joseph Muriungi said.
While addressing the press after the cursing ritual, the elders accused Kaimenyi and Njoka of using their positions in government to disunite the council formed about 100 years ago.
Led by their chairman Linus Kathera and secretary general, Josphat Murangiri, the elders said the two can only be cleansed after paying "Mirongo ithatu" a heavy fine according to the community customs.
In a rejoinder, Kaimenyi termed the curse as “uncouth”.
The CS said he was not appointed because of the Njuri Ncheke.
"It is surprising for the elders to go to the shrine and say Kaimenyi and Njoka are the ones causing the infighting in the Njuri Ncheke while they do not have evidence to support their claims,” Prof Kaimenyi said, as quoted by The Standard.