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Rumor Mongering : Kibaki Admits Meeting Mungiki Leaders

Writtenbyonline Kenya news

12/02/07

President Kibaki was recently put on the spot by non-gema PNU aspirants over his the alleged MOU with the Mungiki leaders. The MOU, among other things, promises police and armed forces jobs to Mungiki members (see below)

Kibaki admitted having met Mungiki leaders severally but denied that he is party to the MOU. Kibaki, however, stated that during the meetings which were arranged by the defence minister and other top Mt. kenya MPs the key agenda was to bring out the differences between the government and Mungiki and explore ways that the two can work together for the benefit of the Kikuyu community.

Kibaki is reported to have told the PNU aspirants that he has a clear understanding of who Mungiki are and that they have no aim at hurting other communities. This could be true since Mungiki operates in Gema areas only and it is known to slaughter Kikuyus only.

Kibaki said that Mungiki is a religious group whose freedom of worship must be protected by the government. Kibaki said Mungiki supports many Kikuyu cultures which have been eroded by Mzungu. He said some of these traditions are important to the Kikuyu since they unite them. Some of the traditions include circumcision of both boys and girls. It is on basis of this that Martha Karua never attended the meeting since Mungiki had at some point challenged her to say whether she is circumcised or not. Njoki Ndungu was also forced out of PNU elections board when some Gema Aspirants said she is not circumcised and therefore a likely Raila mole.

Kibaki promised to hire up to 20,000 Mungiki members in the Kenyan military and police forces, and give Mungiki control of bus terminuses from 2008 if he returns to power in exchange of the sects support during this years election.

Our sources say Mungiki leaders came with a long list of demands, which included:
Being recruited in the military and police
Stopping police crackdown on its members in Central Province
Getting control of bus and matatu termini
Given government appointments
Being allowed to own firearms
Allowing Mungiki to protect their lands in Rift Valley

Kibaki is said to have agreed to all the demands and promised to act on them if he is re-elected.
The issue of recruiting Mungiki members in the army was first raised by Subukia MP Koigi Wa Wamwere. Its not clear whether Mungiki want to be a part of the Kenyan military or form an elite separate grouping within the force.
During 2002 election campaigns, former president Daniel Arap Mois government is said to have given Mungiki members several military vehicles to perform some mysterious functions for KANU.
The management of bus terminuses, according to the agreement, would be under a private company fronted by Mungiki, an anonymous State House source privy to the secret meeting has revealed.
Essentially, Mungiki would be allowed to set the prices for buses using the termini as it wishes, despite the fact that bus parks and matatu terminus are built from tax payers funding.
The agreement came after the spate of killings in Central Province including Kibakis Othaya backyard. According to our source, the killings were instigated this year to blackmail the president into signing the deal with the violent sect.
Our source says Mungiki leaders met with Kibaki at State House Nairobi on several occasions between July and October this year, in secret meetings organized by a prominent politician from Central Province .
Our source, however, declined to name the politician but said the media has mentioned him several times in connection with the sect.
Defense Minister Njenga Karume, Internal Security Minister John Michuki and Assistant Minister for information and broadcasting Koigi Wa Wamwere and Uhuru Kenyatta are some of the politicians who have been associated with the sect.
In the agreement, Kibaki is said to have promised Mungiki immunity from prosecution for punishing owners who dont comply with their requirements.
Mungiki is known for beheading and mutilating the genitals of people who defy its orders. Early this year, the sect was blamed in an incident the beheaded and mutilated body of a 2 year old boy was discovered in Nairobi . The brutal killing is believed to have been retaliation to the governments crackdown among its rank in Nairobi .
Kibaki also promised to stop cracking down on Mungiki foot-soldiers racketeering in Nairobi and its environs, essentially putting the sect members above the law.
Beside the demand to control bus parks and matatu terminuses, the sect also demanded to be given control of providing vigilante-type security in Nairobi slums like Mathare, Majengo and Korogocho. Our source tells us Kibaki was non-committal to the demand, but he did not dismiss it.
But it seems as if the group got what it wanted. Even after the much-publicized police crackdown on the sects activities in Mathare, Mungiki adherents still continue unabated to charge protection fees from poor Mathare residents. Failure to pay the fees could lead to severe beatings and even death.
In exchange, the group promised not to interfere with Kibakis campaigns and instigate violence in opposition controlled zones such as Langatas Kibera, whose former area MP is ODMs presidential candidate Raila Odinga.

Kibaki noted that when he took over power Mungiki was a gang for hire but during his reign it has been converted into an enterprising youth group. He drew parrallels between Mungiki, Transcentury Group and the Mega Initiative. He said these groups have transformed the Kikuyu youths from idlers to hardworking business people who make money from the services the offer to the community.

The Mungiki network, according to our statehouse source, is being seen as key in ensuring 95% voter turnout in Mt. Kenya Region. Mungiki youths have been enrolled in the Kibaki Tena Secretariat to offer consultancy services on oathing.

Apart from oathing the group is being used to intimidate people to get out to vote for Kibaki otherwise dire consequences will fall on those whose relative dont go home to Vote on December 27. Many people have been pleading with their relatives to be around including those overseas to avail themselves on the voting day for fear of beheadings of their loved ones.

Mungiki leaders were wary of the president’s gentleman’s agreement. The said they don’t trust Kibaki to honour any future gentleman’s agreements since they were swindled during the referendum. They also demanded compensation for their members who have been killed by the government. Part of the Kshs 1 Billion raised at the exclusive dinner the other week will go to this initiative as Kibaki promised.

The non Gema PNU aspirants who included Kombo, Mungatana, Nyachae, Obwocha and Tuju left convinced that there is nothing sinister in Kibakis engagement with Mungiki. Infact Nyachae offered to have Chinkororo meet the president at a latter date.

Gema group was represented by David Mwiraria, Njenga Karume, Joe Wanjui, Mutahi Kagwe, Amos Kimunya, Judy Kibaki and John Michuki

Watch out for increased Mungiki activity in the coming 3 weeks

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