Nairobi, April 22 -- The Bible says in Matthew 12:25 (King James Version): "And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself shall be brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.

This is the concern of the famous House of Mumbi that is the Agikuyu community now embroiled in factional wars for supremacy in the Council of Elders.

Instead of having a grouping that is unanimously recognised, the elders are seen as nothing more than village-based cocoons with myriad spokesmen reading different scripts and jostling for recognition.

In the region, there is the Kikuyu Council of Elders, chaired by Mr Wachira Kiago, and the Kiama Kia Ma, led by Captain Kung'u Muiga...