Watch Detained Maina Njenga Followers Sing Inside Police Station [VIDEO]

A bizarre moment ensued at Divisional Police Headquarters in Nyeri as youth detained at the police cells broke into traditional songs after they were detained on December 31, 2023, over suspicion of being members of the outlawed Mungiki sect.

In a video that circulated online and seen by Viral Tea, the suspects were heard singing vernacular proverbs out loud, which were taken to showcase their agitation for freedom as well as solidarity.

Other sections of the song were taken to mean the difficulties they were facing in life, with their enthusiasm in singing the traditional songs drawing the attention of visitors who flocked towards the station.

Here is the video:

Happening Now: Nyeri Police Cells???? pic.twitter.com/w7zJlMsFOo — Mwarimū Mūtemi wa Kīama (@MutemiWaKiama) January 2, 2024

More than 290 suspects were arrested in Nyeri town and accused of being members of the outlawed Mungiki sect.

Furthermore, police officers set up roadblocks along major highways to prevent supporters from attending the planned rally organised by controversial politician Maina Njenga. 

Nyeri County Police Commissioner Pius Murugu revealed that the planned rally was banned as it was deemed unlawful.

Meanwhile, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Tuesday, January 2 reacted to the arrest of the suspects, affirming that the Kenya Kwanza administration was keen on stepping up the crackdown on suspected Mungiki members. 

He indicated that the arrests made on Sunday were the fruit of two months of investigations, adding that President William Ruto's administration would ensure that the gang never encroaches on Mt Kenya and Rift Valley regions and commit atrocities.

“An attempt is being made now to revive that criminal gang. Two months ago they had started illegal revenue collection,” he stated while speaking at the burial of Nyandarua Senator John Methu’s father.

Additionally, Gachagua claimed that the outlawed sect was involved in the assault and defilement of women in the Mt Kenya region and was running a parallel tax collection method whose proceeds were going to their leader's account.

Some of the ways the members were extorting residents was through levies forcefully charged on matatus and shops in the Mt Kenya region.

“Do not tell us that the young men are from our region, even the women being defiled and matatu owners being extorted are from the community,” he stated. 

Adding “If there is any political price that needs to be paid to protect these women and our young girls” in regards to whether the crackdown would affect his popularity in the region.

Njenga, a former and reformed leader of the outlawed group, on his part, had denied reports of its resurgence and advocated for unity.

"The meeting had been silently called off, and the youths who were arrested had only come to see who was coming to town," Njenga stated, adding that he was ready to meet Gachagua and other Mt Kenya leaders.