About 30 members of the unregistered Mungiki sect yesterday attacked drivers and touts at Wangige bus terminus after they refused to pay them Sh100 for each vehicle.
The sect members paralysed transport between Wangige and Nairobi following running battles between them and the touts.
The attackers, spotting dreadlocks, seriously injured a Nissan driver before they were overpowered by the touts.
The 8 am attack prompted the matatu owners to withdraw their vehicles from the route.
Kiambu OCPD Arthanus Munyagia said police officers have been deployed along the Wangige route.
Later during a meeting with Kabete MP Paul Muite and chairman of Wangige terminus John Wainaina, the OCPD promised to deploy police officers permanently at the terminus.
However, the matatu owners accused traffic police officers of harassing them and giving way to the Mungiki sect members to control bus stages.