Mungiki Attack June 21-22
June 23, 2007: On the night of June 21 and the morning of June 22, 2007, four people were beheaded and seventeen were shot in a Mungiki strike in Nairobi and Kiambu. Five people were killed in by grenades in a bar, contributing to the same wave of Mungiki attacks. Mungiki is an illegal sect that values traditional practices. Its creation was inspired by the Mau Mau revolts of the 1950s, violent demonstrations that ultimately succeeded in gaining Kenya’s independence. Many believe that it was formed in 1988 against former President Daniel arap Moi. It now focuses less on religion and more on violence. Two main suspects have been arrested for the grenade attack. Though the police are still investigating the motive of the attacks, they believe it could be related to a Nairobi court’s decision to jail Maina Njenga, a former Mungiki leader, earlier on June 21.
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