Luo Council of Elders chairman Nyandiko Ongadi (with a black whisk) and executive committee members address journalists in Kendu Bay town on December 16. [Photo/the-star.co.ke]
The Luo Council of Elders has said it recognises Uhuru Kenyatta as the President.
Speaking to the press on Saturday in Kendu Bay town, the elders said Kenyatta is the legitimate president to all Kenyans.
“Kenyatta is the President of everybody in Kenya. I call on him to consider the Luo, like other communities, in jobs and national resources distribution,” chairman Nyandiko Ongadi said.
The chair said the differences beywewn Raila Odinga and Uhuru Kenyatta is mere political rivarly and that should not cost luos anything.
“Political rivalry is normal in a democratic country like Kenya. Let President Kenyatta and his Jubilee leadership work with all communities,” Ongadi said.
The elders were Peter Mbogo (Migori), Phoebe Akinyi (Siaya) and Homa Bay secretary Joram Okola.
They asked Uhuru to give people from Raila's backyard jobs in the government.
“Anybody appointed for a state job from this community should take that opportunity to develop Kenyans. We don’t want to hear anybody being referred to as a traitor,” Okola said.
“Rejecting a government officer is tantamount to rejecting development projects which the government should offer the people," he added.