Mungiki

In 2002 while in Nairobi and seeing Moi trying to use Mungiki to support Uhuru, I got in to trying to find out more about Mungiki.

Several meetings with journalists, reporters and policemen, I quickly reached the conclusion Mungiki was an over glorified gang of chicken rustlers injected with low-level politics of survival. Mungiki appears to have emerged to fill an existing vacuum for hitmen, trouble-makers and other hired gangs needed by corrupt politicians.

The members lack any kind of ideology, value or serious issues. Violence is both a means and an end. For example they have to remain violent and publicly so to attract handouts from politicians.

I found that both KANU (the ruling) and others had at some point bankrolled Mungiki. There are also several Mungiki's most set up for the convenience of securing funds from willing politicians.

I am however convinced that the menace will be wiped out easily as the police, military intelligence, Special Branch, GSU, regular police etc can simply not stand Mungiki and have at times launched suo moto expeditions against them.