Police deploy Security Checks to ward off Mungiki Gang Meeting in Nyeri
In the midst of the banned Mungiki gang’s scheduled gathering at Nyeri’s Kabiririni grounds, police set up security checkpoints along the Nyeri-Nakuru route
Police Checkpoint
On Saturday, December 30, 2023, amid the banned Mungiki gang’s scheduled gathering at Nyeri’s Kabiririni grounds, police set up security checkpoints along the Nyeri-Nakuru route.
To find out where the private vehicles were going, the officers were observed stopping them. Public service vans (PSVs) carrying Kenyans were also halted at the multiple checkpoints along the congested roadway.
Affected travelers expressed their annoyance with the checkpoints on social media, claiming that they were being inconvenienced as they made their way to their rural homes for the December festivities.
Concerned Kenyans also questioned how law enforcement would identify individuals who were planning to attend the now-canceled meeting. Some said that the police were extorting and harassing innocent Kenyans by using the meeting as a pretext.
Commissioner Pius Murugu of Nyeri County had already issued a warning, describing the sect as a threat to the public, saying they would not be holding their scheduled meeting.
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“I hear that some people want to hold a meeting here that may result in chaos, we shall not allow this to happen.”
He gave the chiefs instructions to report any illicit activity occurring in their areas of responsibility and to remain watchful and alert.
Earlier in the month, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua issued an order to suppress the unlawful sect that was determined to cause instability in the nation.
Speaking to mourners in Mathira Nyeri, the DP called on County commanders to safeguard the populace and their companies, and they strongly denounced the purported return of the unlawful organization.
“The rule of law is upheld in this nation. We won’t let criminal groups return and cause instability in this area. I have given the County Commanders explicit orders to safeguard people’s companies and make sure that no company is undermined by those who commit crimes.”
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Maina Njenga, a former leader of Mungiki, dismissed the suggestion that the group would make a comeback, dubbing it propaganda.
“I want people to stop listening to propaganda, there is no word or group like Mungiki. These are things of the past, now we want to know how Kenyans will live,” he purported.
Moses Kuria, the now CS for public service, claimed on Friday that certain Mt. Kenya leaders were profiling young people in the area by taking advantage of the revival of Mungiki claims.
