Sangwenya is a gang in Migori largely used to suppress dissent.
The group has been in existence and adored by the local leaders for helping to frustrate opponents. This tells you how it may have originated and who funds it.
Now the leaders in Migori want the police to crackdown on the outlawed gang which they claim is a security risk in the county.
The leaders linked the gang to chaos witnessed at the Migori county assembly last Friday.
Several MCAs said the gang has been hampering democratic space in Migori and is being used by certain individuals to intimidate leaders.
North Kanyamkago MCA and Majority leader George Omamba called on DCI George Kinoti to move with speed and tackle the group.
“They are people who are known, they want permission sought from them on any issue in Migori. We have talked to the police and want the whole country to know we are not safe,’ Omamba said.
“’Sangwenya’ are youths allied to Migori politicians, gradually they have grown to a dangerous group,” Tagare MCA and Minority leader Nicholas Ngabia said.
Ngabia, a former General Service Unit officer, said when the government came out to tackle outlawed gangs in the country, “Sangwenya” was listed.
“We need government to make more effort in tackling the group because we know this is how gangs evolve,” Ngabia warned.
Muhuru Bay MCA Hevron Maira, however, said the best way to deal with the gang is to offer them loans and economic empowerment.
Migori ODM chairperson Philip Makabong’o said in the 2017 General Election, Migori was rocked by violence especially over the Governor’s seat.