Outlawed Satanic sect beheads two more in Kenya -report
Pastor Dale Morgan
Outlawed Satanic sect beheads two more in Kenya -report*
02 Jun 2007 15:24:19 GMT
Source: Reuters
NAIROBI, June 2 (Reuters) - Members of Kenya's outlawed Satanic Mungiki
cult beheaded two more people on Saturday, local media said, a day after
the president vowed to crack down on those behind a wave of violence in
the volatile run-up to elections.
Police were not immediately available to comment on the attack, which
KTN Television said took place after about 40 Mungiki members waylaid a
minibus taxi in Murang'a district.
The driver and conductor were decapitated and passengers locked in a
nearby church before being robbed by the gang then released, KTN
reported from the scene in Karuri village.
On Friday, President Mwai Kibaki pledged to hunt down Mungiki cult
members just hours after five earlier murders rocked central Kenya,
including one in his own constituency. The gang was also blamed for the
murders of six people found decapitated last month.
"Even if you hide, we will find you and kill you," Kibaki said in a
speech to mark the 44th anniversary of self-rule.
While Kenyans largely applaud his government for economic advances and
the introduction of free primary education, corruption and crime weigh
heavily on his prospects of re-election in a poll expected to be held in
December.
First emerging in the 1990s, Mungiki, which means "multitude" in the
local Kikuyu tribal language, uses prayers and archaic satanic rituals
to bond recruits.
It was banned in 2002 after members wielding knives and clubs killed
more than 20 people in a Nairobi slum.
Many Kenyans believe corrupt politicians and police officers have been
in league with the gang, particularly in helping set up its lucrative
extortion rackets.