Mungiki funerals blocked by police
May 29, 2008
Written by kenyanobserver, in KENYA
Article posted on May 29, 2008 by nairobichronicleWeeks after they were killed, three prominent Mungiki members are yet to be buried as their families decry constant police harassment. And yesterday, hundreds of heavily armed police raided the Kitengela home of Mungiki’s jailed leader, apparently to block relatives from preparing the funeral of his murdered wife. Virginia Nyakio, wife to Mungiki leader, Maina Njenga, and her driver were abducted in Nairobi. Their badly mutilated bodies were found in the Aberdare forest. Within a few days, two top officials of the Kenya National Youth Alliance – Mungiki’s party – were gunned down by unidentified people along the Nairobi – Naivasha highway. The two were on their way to see Mr Njenga in prison. One of the dead was a brother to Virginia Nyakio’s driver. According to eye-witnesses, the gunmen in the daylight shooting identified themselves as police. On their part, Kenya’s police commissioner says his force does not participate in criminal activities.Read More >>
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