Gangs and Political Violence in Kenya � Standplaats Wereld

Gangs and Political Violence in Kenya � Standplaats Wereld:

In the slum Mathare Valley the political divide was played out between two ethnic‑based gangs; the Mungiki, a gang with a strong Kikuyu profile, and the Taliban, a gang with a strong Luo profile and no relation, other than the name, to the Taliban in Afghanistan. In the days that followed the inaugural ceremony of President Kibaki the Taliban took control of the slum venting its anger by ousting, killing and raping Kikuyu residents and burn their properties while the Mungiki retaliated with much the same.