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Seven dead in Kenya sect protests Kenyans killed in sect protests
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Police in Kenya say they have shot dead seven people involved in protests across the country. At least seven people in Kenya have been shot dead by police amid protests across the country.
The protests were led by the illegal Mungiki sect. They follow the discovery of the beheaded body of the wife of the sect's leader at the weekend. Members of the illegal Mungiki sect were protesting over the discovery of the beheaded body of the wife of the sect's leader at the weekend.
Protesters were also reportedly angered by the sect leader's imprisonment. Police in Nairobi clashed with machete-waving gang members who used burning cars to block roads and torched a police post.
Police in Nairobi have clashed with machete-waving gang members who used burning cars to block roads and reportedly torched a police post. A commuter train was derailed after protesting youths tore up the lines.
The gangs burned vehicles and mounted barricades along the main road to Nairobi from the western towns of Naivasha and Nakuru. Gangs burned vehicles and mounted barricades along the main road to Nairobi from the western towns of Naivasha and Nakuru.
Public transport into Nairobi from the suburbs, and in the Central and Rift Valley provinces, is suffering severe disruption following the clashes, which broke out over the weekend.Public transport into Nairobi from the suburbs, and in the Central and Rift Valley provinces, is suffering severe disruption following the clashes, which broke out over the weekend.
MUNGIKI SECT Banned in 2002Thought to be ethnic Kikuyu militantsMungiki means multitude in KikuyuInspired by the Mau Mau rebellion of the 1950s Claim to have more than 1m followersPromote female circumcision and oath-takingBelieved to be linked to high-profile politiciansControl public transport routes, extorting money Blamed for revenge murders in the central region Profile: Secretive sectMUNGIKI SECT Banned in 2002Thought to be ethnic Kikuyu militantsMungiki means multitude in KikuyuInspired by the Mau Mau rebellion of the 1950s Claim to have more than 1m followersPromote female circumcision and oath-takingBelieved to be linked to high-profile politiciansControl public transport routes, extorting money Blamed for revenge murders in the central region Profile: Secretive sect
The sect is accused of running protection rackets that squeeze millions of Kenyan shillings a day from the minibus network that is the backbone of public transport in Kenya.The sect is accused of running protection rackets that squeeze millions of Kenyan shillings a day from the minibus network that is the backbone of public transport in Kenya.
The beheaded body of Virginia Nyaiko, wife of Maina Njenga, was recovered by relatives and members of the sect, who accuse a section of the police force of being behind the killings of its members. The beheaded body of Virginia Nyaiko, wife of jailed sect leader Maina Njenga, was recovered by relatives and members of the sect, who accuse a section of the police force of being behind the killings of its members.
National police spokesman Eric Kiraithe denied any police involvement in the killings, saying they were "totally false accusations." National police spokesman Eric Kiraithe denied any police involvement in the killings as "totally false accusations."
"Why [would] the police want to kill this woman? If we are interested in the wife of the criminal we would have taken her to court," he told AP news agency."Why [would] the police want to kill this woman? If we are interested in the wife of the criminal we would have taken her to court," he told AP news agency.
The Mungiki sect, which first emerged in the 1980s, is said to have been initially inspired by the Mau Mau rebellion of the 1950s against British colonial rule.The Mungiki sect, which first emerged in the 1980s, is said to have been initially inspired by the Mau Mau rebellion of the 1950s against British colonial rule.
But since then it is said to have undergone a metamorphosis, with members turning to horrific crimes and now likened to Kenya's version of the Mafia.But since then it is said to have undergone a metamorphosis, with members turning to horrific crimes and now likened to Kenya's version of the Mafia.
A surge in murders and attacks associated with the sect last year prompted a police crackdown. But humans rights groups have condemned what they say are extrajudicial killings by police in its campaign against the Mungiki.