Wanted former Mungiki leader Maina Njenga Wednesday surrendered to police following claims his house was found with 90 rolls of bhang and two guns.
He was presented in a Nakuru court ahead of possible prosecution.
His lawyer Ndegwa Njiru and a host of supporters were present.
Njenga was on the Directorate of Criminal and Investigation (DCI) wanted list as detectives seek to question him over two firearms and over 90 rolls of bhang, found at a home linked to him in Nakuru.
“In the raid conducted at Ngomongo village in Dundori ward, the officers who arrested 8 suspects aged between 37 and 54 also found three rounds of 9mm blank ammunition hidden in one of the rooms,” read a statement from DCI,
asking members of the public who know his whereabouts to volunteer information.
“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.”
This came after allegations from Njenga that his homes in Laikipia and Nairobi were raided by security officers on May 12 for unknown reasons.
Njenga has denied the claims terming them politically motivated.
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.
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.
He was manhandled as he tried to access the main tent where the funeral attended by President William Ruto was taking place.
Raila mentioned him as among those who had accompanied him amid applause from the mourners.
Njenga is not new to such police harassment because of his former tag to the Mungiki.
He says he stopped being a leader of the group.
He has been arrested and charged several times as part of efforts to link him to the group.
