Nairobi, Kenya - The leader of the outlawed Mungiki sect Maina Njenga has been arrested. Njenga was arrested Thursday morning when police officers raided a posh house in Ngong area.
Njenga is suspected to be the owner of the expansive Kitengela house that was raided by police commandos late last year and paraphernalia associated with the outlawed sect found.
The house has since remained under the guard of GSU officers.Njenga’s arrest follows last week’s declaration by the Commissioner of Police that Police officers would now engage the Mungiki sect members in an all out war.
Following the announcement, more than 200 people suspected to be members of the sect were arrested in Nairobi early this week.
Internal Security Minister John Michuki has given police officers the go ahead to use maximum force in countering the outlawed sect.