How Nairobi county revenue is stolen in the name of Mungiki

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A Nairobi county official has been put on the spot for saying that the revenue collected in Nairobi has failed to hit maximum collection for challenges linked to the outlawed Mungiki sect which he alleges to be collecting a share from the markets.

Markets director Fredrick Ndunyi said sect members threaten revenue officers at the market demanding a share of the revenue.

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‘‘Our officers are very insecure and, yes, we share revenue with this militia group that has deployed scaring mechanisms to intimidate our officers who in turn fall into their trap,” he said.

The national government banned the gang in 2002 after knife-wielding members killed more than 20 people in a clash with a rival gang in Nairobi’s Mathare slum, a Mungiki stronghold.

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The sect which had been notorious in the streets of Nairobi under the commander and founder Maina Njenga was alleged to be giving their boss Sh1 million monthly from proceeds of his sect’s activities but some market operators say since their interception, the county is using the sect as a way of stealing county revenue.

The sects main targets are Industrial Area and Korogocho Markets.

‘‘We have liaised with Inspectorate team and as from next week, we will have a joint operation to ensure we collect revenue fully in those markets’’
Ndunyi added.

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Meanwhile the trade tourism committee Chairman Charles Thua has rubbished the claims saying those are tactics applied by market officials at city hall to milk public funds and avoid questioning of the amount collected by the revenue officers.

‘‘I do businesses in Korogocho have seen or here any Mungiki member there this is just an allegation meant for people to still money from the government, we are dealing with Al-Shabaab we can be intimidated by Mungiki ,this is a pure lie.’’ Thuo stated.

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