Maina Njenga, the former leader of Mungiki, voluntarily appeared at the Nakuru law courts on Wednesday following reports of police searching for him.
Accompanied by his lawyer, Ndegwa Njiru, he presented himself in court. On Tuesday, he had obtained anticipatory bail that prevented the police from arresting or detaining him in relation to allegations of possessing two firearms and 90 rolls of cannabis.
As per the charge sheet, dated May 11, 2023, in Wanyororo, Nakuru North, Maina is accused of convening a meeting and inviting eight individuals for the purpose of providing instructions related to Mungiki, along with others who are not currently before the court.
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"Provided his home to hold a meeting whose purpose is connected with Mungiki, an outlawed organized criminal group, and permitted use of his home for use by the 8 persons to hold a meeting whose purpose is connected with Mungiki," it added.
Previously, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers had been searching for Maina Njenga regarding the discovery of two firearms and over 90 rolls of cannabis at a residence allegedly linked to him in Nakuru.
Njenga has strongly denied the allegations, attributing them to malicious political motives.
He emphatically stated that he has never possessed a firearm nor consumed cannabis throughout his life.
“This is politics. Police are lying and they should not be used in such games,” he said.
He added no one had contacted him over the claims.
“The president should not allow such issues in this era. It's politics and especially in our region,” he added on the phone.
Police said they were looking for Njenga in relation to claims of recovery of two firearms and over 90 rolls of bhang from one of his homes in Nakuru.
Detectives in Nakuru said Monday the recovery was made in Ngomongo village in Dundori ward when a raid was staged there on May 12.
Njenga was not present but police found eight workers therein aged between 37 and 54 and added they also found three rounds of 9mm blank ammunition hidden in one of the rooms.
One of the firearms recovered was a homemade pistol capable of firing while the other one was a Tokarev whose serial number had been defaced, police said.
Police want the public to help them in establishing the whereabouts of Njenga who they claimed has gone into hiding.
On May 12, police also raided his homes in Nairobi and Nyahururu saying they were looking for him.
Njenga then linked the raid to a planned funeral of Dedan Kimathi’s wife, Field Marshal Mukami Kimathi on Saturday, May 13, 2023, in Njabini, Kinangop.
Njenga said the teams, which arrived simultaneously at 4 am at his Nakuru, Lavington, Karen, and Nyandarua homes, told workers they were looking for him.
Njenga said the move is part of efforts to stop him from attending the funeral. He attended the funeral in the company of Azimio leader Raila Odinga.
Raila mentioned him as among those who had accompanied him amid applause from the mourners.
