Maina Njenga
Maina Njenga is a former leader of the Mungiki, a notorious and outlawed criminal gang in Kenya. Recently, he was in the news for disrupting a prayer meeting led by Dorcas Gachagua, the wife of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, in Nyeri, where he arrived with a group of supporters, forcing attendees to flee and causing significant tension.
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Maina Njenga, a DCP aspirant in Limuru, said that the endorsement of Gachagua’s as the preferred party flag bearer signals how numbers will play key role in central Kenya during the elections.
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Maina Njenga is a former Mungiki leader who disrupted a prayer meeting, causing tensions.
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Former Mungiki leader Maina Njenga disrupted a prayer meeting led by Dorcas Gachagua.
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