President Uhuru Kenyatta now wants former reformed Mungiki members to be allowed to collect identity cards and register as voters.
Speaking in Wiyumiririe, Laikipia County, the Head of State directed chiefs not to arrest the youths, but help reintegrate them back to society. He said youth who were in the sect have since reformed and should be free to collect their identification documents.
“I don’t want to hear that chiefs are arresting youth because of their past mistakes. They should collect their IDs freely without fear and I will follow up on that,” the President said on Monday.
President Kenyatta also cautioned the youth against being used by politicians to cause chaos during and after the August 8 general election.
“Young people, do not agree to be used by these leaders to fight each other. Remember that while you lose an eye fighting each other, those leaders will be drinking at your local bar,” Kenyatta said.
Former Mungiki leader, Maina Njenga, has expressed his interest in vying for the Laikipia County senatorial post in the forthcoming polls.
Njenga, who is also the Bishop and founder of Hope International Ministries Church, is seeking to unseat the incumbent, Godfrey Gitahi Kariuki.