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Government will eliminate Mungiki, Gachagua says

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua speaking to Cabinet Secretaries when he chaired a Committee of the whole Cabinet at his Official Residence in Karen, Nairobi on May 22,2023. [DPCS]

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has cautioned youth in Mt Kenya region to desist from joining the Mungiki sect, warning that government will be tough on them. According to the Deputy President, the criminal gang was regrouping for the purposes of undermining the government.

Speaking at Thika yesterday during the celebrations of retirement of Archbishop Julius Njoroge of African Independent Pentecostal Churches of Africa (AIPCA) Gachagua said government was aware of the plans and would deal with the members swiftly and decisively.

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