Kilimanjaro: A Fable Of Utopia (2014) - Plot & Excerpts
When Robert ole Meeli departed for Kenya, that left the Council of Elders divided with six men and six women. It was only a matter of a few days before the Council met to name a successor—and only a matter of a few minutes thereafter that Ledama, daughter of Ntaiya, and Ashina, daughter of Kibibi, led a march of literally hundreds of women demanding that the new Council member be a woman. Ordinarily this would have been dealt with by a seven-to-six vote—but with Robert gone, there were six men and six women on the Council, and of course they were deadlocked. Every day for a week the women (and after the first day, the men as well) presented their arguments, and every day the vote remained tied, six-to-six. I knew it was only a matter of time until I was called before the Council of Elders, and in fact it took exactly six days. “David ole Saitoti,” said Martin ole Sironka, who was presiding over the meeting, “are you aware of why you have been summoned?”
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