Political Fight on Train
Date: 2008-11-01 16:59:51
Source: http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontente...
Submitted By: Street Fights
Several people were injured and property worth thousands of shillings destroyed at the weekend, as commuters and matatu crew battled Mungiki members in Murang’a South District. The sect members had earlier paralysed transport along Kaharati-Kangari road, when they took away ignition keys from drivers who were said to be in arrears. One of the conductors was beaten and left for dead when he asked for keys to his Nissan matatu. His rescue This forced other drivers and conductors, who were also victims, to come to his rescue. Commuters and other members of the public joined in on sensing that the matatu crew were being overpowered by the sect members who were armed. The sect members were later overpowered and escaped in different directions during the Saturday incident. But the angry mob launched a manhunt, which ended at Kangare trading centre, about 50 kilometres from Kaharati, when they burnt down five houses belonging to the sect members. Kigumo district officer, Peter Langat, had a hard time pleading with the residents to stop the manhunt and destruction of property and let the police do their job. Shouted down “Do not take law into your hands. We assure you that we will get all of them,” the DO said. But he was shouted down by members of the public, who claimed the gang has been collecting money and food from them with impunity. “We can’t take it any more. We have suffered enough while you keep on promising that the Government will wipe out the members,” a resident said, shouting that Mr John Michuki, the former Internal Security minister, should be moved to the docket.