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A curious incident occurred in Malindi on Saturday night. Thugs attacked some premises and after shooting a night watchman, felt it necessary to also slash them on the face as well, before they damped the body into a nearby swimming pool.
What attracted my attention to this incident are reports that I have been receiving from my reliable informants in the Coast region who say that Mungiki remnants fleeing from Nairobi have pitched camp in areas of Mtwapa and there have even been a few incidents where they have extorted cash in the area for "protection". Mtwapa is the North Coast dead on the road to Malindi. I have been asking myself all day, could there be a link between the sharply increased crime in Malindi and the reports of Mungiki-like strangers in the region? I pray not.
Another area where numerous Munigiki adherents are hiding out is the Mariakani area, also in Coast province.
I pray that I am wrong and that the information I have received is somehow exaggerated. Either that or the security forces should move with lightning speed and nip in the bud any sign of Mungiki trouble at the Coast province. Those who understand the coastal region will know that the area is too sensitive at the moment with increased extreme poverty and impatient, jobless youths. Any Mungiki activities just now would be akin to throwing down a burning cigarette onto a floor that is already flooded with petrol.
Which brings me to the next question. Are the police and our intelligence services aware of where remnants of Mungiki fled to? And if so what are they doing to pre-empt any ugly resurgence of what we saw in Kiambu? The reason I ask is that too many times this current government and the security agents under its; command have been caught flat-footed. The result is that we have constantly and repeatedly found ourselves in situations of crisis management, and yet all the trouble would have been so easily avoided had action been taken earlier.
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Humorously consider this: If Mungiki is truly on the run, seeking refuge at the Coast may be a serious miscalculation on their part. Whereas, the mostly “Christian” chaps residing in Mathare/Kibera are meek and easy to extort and exploit (turn the other cheek), the Islamists at Mtwapa may prove to be a hard nut to crack (Islam being a peaceful, tolerant and accommodating religion…if you know what I mean).
ReplyDeleteIf a crime wave of the Mungiki fashion (heads/limbs strewn all over the streets) escalates, I cannot rule out a fatwah by the local cleric…. calling for the battle of all ages against Ndura Waruinge and the forty thieves. Consequently, I gather Mungikis’ options will be reduced to either dinner with Satan himself or a watery bed in the deep blue Indian Ocean.
Definitely YES.
ReplyDeleteEven the kidnapping & killing on two police officer on the Somalia border.
Not to mention the bombing of a bus in KABUL AFGANISTAN two days ago (some stupid people think its Taliban)
Its also rumoured that the MUNGIKI (read with fear) helped HAMAS oust FATAH IN Gaza!!
MUNGIKI has become a SUPERPOWER thanks to our shallowness.