Of late the media has been reporting about the re-emergence of the notorious Mungiki gang in Nakuru.
It started with Governor Kinuthia Mbugua attending the burial Joseph Chege alias Jose, who is alleged to have been a member of the outlawed sect.
The Governor, however, has downplayed the concerns, stating that he only attended the burial as a personal friend to the deceased and had no knowledge of his alleged link with the outlawed sect.
With politics aside, the police now need to move with speed and investigate the reports of the outlawed sect re-grouping.
It has become evident that touting is back in various Nakuru town stages, and you won’t fail to notice aggressive young men manning stages within the town. These are normally the breeding grounds of the gang.
If left unchecked, things might turn from worse to worst, especially as we head to the 2017 general election because the gang can be easily used by the politicians to cause terror and havoc.
Nakuru is a cosmopolitan town, and one of the areas that was greatly affected by the 2007-08 post-election violence.
In as much as the town is developing and attracting local and international investors thus creating employment for many, with reports of Mungiki slowly taking over the town, it will only scare the investors away.
The police and the intelligence services need to act with speed and tame the situation before it’s too late.