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Over 200 arrested as police block former Mungiki leader's meeting

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Suspected Maina Njenga supporters at Central Police Station in Nyeri after arrest. [David Muthoka, Standard]

Police arrested more than 200 people in Nyeri town, yesterday after they blocked the planned meeting by former Mungiki leader Maina Njenga.

The officers mounted roadblocks and conducted searches on vehicles in the town.

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