Several people believed to be members of Mungiki sect arrested in Nyeri town as Crackdown Continues
Several people believed to be members of outlawed Mungiki were arrested and roughed up on Sunday in Nyeri town as police officers intensified an operation to destroy a meeting scheduled to be chaired by Maina Njenga at Kabiru-ini grounds.
As of Now, Security checks have been mounted at all highways leading to Nyeri town, indicated that a directive had been issued by the State to stop the event.
The officers are stationed at Nyeri-Nairobi, Nyeri-Nyahururu and Nyeri-Nanyuki highways. Police have also manned Kabiru-ini grounds where the meeting of Mt Kenya leaders was expected to take place.
The government banned the meeting, terming it as unconstitutional therefore unlawful.
Consequently, Nyeri County Commissioner Pius Murugu issued a directive that the meeting be banned accordingly. He directed the National Government Administration Officers (NGAO) and nyumba kumi elders at the grassroots to remain alert and stop any forms of gatherings by Mr Maina Njenga and his ‘Mungiki’ group.
Murugu stated,“We have heard that there are some people who want to convene a meeting here and disrupt peace. We will not allow that meeting in our area. Nyeri has been a peaceful county, and we will not take chances in exposing our citizens to insecurity,”
“We are warning all those people who are resurfacing in the name of Mungiki. We will not allow the reemergence of Mungiki. You know that Mungiki is a sect that harms lots of people sometimes back and we will not allow us to go back to those days of terror. All security officers, especially chiefs and nyumba kumi elders, should be alert and ensure that we do not drag back to those days,” he added.
This comes after Deputy president Rigathi Gachagua raised an alarm, over the revival of Mungiki sect. He stood his ground saying the government will not allow it.
DP Gachagua stated,” I want to assure our people that they should not be afraid. We will not allow that group to resurface. They have come back to terrorize our businesspeople. They have started extorting money from the businesspeople so that their businesses are safe.”
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