June 5 (Reuters) - Kenyan police on Tuesday said they killed 21 members of the Mungiki criminal gang in a crackdown after members shot two police officers on patrol and stole their firearms in a ...

Violence escalated in Kirinyaga on Thursday as a woman was hacked to death by a vigilante group that has engaged police in a cat and mouse chase. In an ominous sign that vigilantes hunting Mungiki ...

Mungiki is back in business with full vengeance, even after the State continues to crack down on organised criminal gangs. Last month, security agencies raided Mungiki bases in Nairobi, arresting ...

For the latest news from the continent, NPR East Africa Correspondent Gwen Thompkins talks about the release of 38 political prisoners in Ethiopia, Mungiki gang activity in Kenya and the latest on an ...

GATHAITHI, Kenya – Villagers in central Kenya clashed with an outlawed criminal gang using machetes, axes and clubs, killing at least 28 people and leaving streets stained with blood, police said ...

June 6 (Reuters) - Kenyan police faced protests on Wednesday for killing 22 people in a slum believed to be a hotbed of activity for the Mungiki gang. The gang is behind a wave of violence across the ...