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Outlawed sects extort money from matatu operators

Kenya: Members of outlawed Mungiki and Kamjesh sects have resurfaced and are extorting money from matatu operators.

The sects’ members have taken over matatu routes in Eastlands and Matatu Welfare Association Chairman Dickson Mbugua says police appear reluctant to address the problem.

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