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A section of Muthurwa market. Mungiki sect members are said to target traders from certain communities. [Beverlyne Musili, Standard]
Claims have emerged that suspected Mungiki sect members are charging traders from certain communities a ‘protection fee’ at Muthurwa Market.
Traders from Western region complained that they are forced to part with a total of Sh180 every day, failure to which they find their stalls vandalised.
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