•The Kenya Kwanza government has been accusing the Opposition of planning to bring back the Mungiki.
•Ruto said his government will not allow illegal groups to be created
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Former Laikipia Senatorial aspirant Maina Njenga has dismissed the resurgence of Mungiki.
On Friday, Maina Njenga said he left the organization years back and was not involved in any activities related to the group.
"I was in that organization 20 years ago and not anymore. I don't know whether they chose another leader or not. It is their work to do what they want," he said during an interview at Spice FM.
The ex-Mungiki leader also dismissed claims that the group is making a comeback to the public.
He argued that the group died a natural death as most of the members are of age 40 years and above.
"But I don't think there is any resurgence of Mungiki because we used to have so many activities back in the day, going to the mountain, baptising people ate night," Njenga said.
"Things are very normal now and people are trying to bring up things that are no more," he added.
The Kenya Kwanza government has been accusing the Opposition of planning to bring back the Mungiki.
President William Ruto last month told Azimio leaders that the outlawed Mungiki group will not be allowed to operate in Kenya.
Speaking in Kirinyaga during the opening of the Kerugoya Referral Hospital, the head of State accused the opposition of using the outlawed group to advance its agenda.
He urged them to instead engage Kenyans on issues affecting them.
“We as the government will not allow illegal groups to be created. I want to tell the opposition leaders who are trying to signal to us that they want to return back Mungiki so they can start the use of bhang and other drugs, and if they feel it is that important first take your children to be among them,” Ruto said.
“I want to promise you that those groups of Mungiki will not come back to Kenya, we know the kind of losses that they have brought into the nation. We cannot accept that in this time an error we have men who want to circumcise women who want to engage in drug abuse and illegal taxing of Kenyans, that will not happen in Kenya, " he added then.
The President continued by saying that those who are seeking to join in such activities and resurrect such groups to use them for political gain should instead meet with them to make plans for the growth of this nation.
“Those who are trying to revive the Mungiki groups so you use for politics, please meet with us we plan on country’s development, not plans that can bring conflicts in the country,” Ruto added.