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influence in matters of national and international interest.
Some of the 297 youths arrested over alleged links to the outlawed Mungiki sect. They were each released on a Sh10,000 bail. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]
The heightened political activities in Mt. Kenya have put the region in an electioneering mood, leading to the militarization of politics and the emergence of groups of militant youth.