A call has been made to the Government to retain the title of the village elders as currently recognized in the Draft National Government Village Administration Policy.
The call comes as the government rolls out a policy that is meant to integrate village elders to the mainstream National government administration.
A majority of participants, who spoke during a public participation forum on draft government village administration policy in Kakamega town, opposed a proposal by some participants who wanted to attach academic qualifications to the position as well as renaming it village administrators.
They said the name village elder alludes to the central role the elders play in maintaining law at the grassroots level and as the fast contact persons in receiving information from aggrieved parties, a role that they have done well over the years.
