Am ready to inherit Mt Kenya leadership mantle from Uhuru; Maina Njenga

Former Mungiki leader Maina Njenga says he’s ready to inherit the Mt Kenya leadership mantle from Uhuru Kenyatta.

Maina Njenga has expressed his desire to take the leadership mantle from retired President Uhuru Kenyatta as the leader of the Central Kenya region.

Njenga, who was unsuccessful in his bid to win the Laikipia senatorial seat in the 2022 election, said Kikuyu traditions demand that the leadership stuff, popularly known as ‘Muthigi’, be handed over when a leader exits from the position, which he maintained has not yet happened.

The former Mungiki leader asserted that he is capable of filling Uhuru’s position in that capacity and charged that some individuals were running a smear campaign against him.

Speaking during a Sunday service at the AIPCA Chieko Church in Mwiki, Kasarani Nairobi said he has embarked on an initiative to unite the Mount Kenya communities and Kenya at large.

Njenga, who was once the leader of an outlawed Kikuyu religious sect, asked people not to judge him by his past deeds but to look at his present status.

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“Don’t judge me by the past; everybody has a history. Do not bring me this nonsense; if you are elected to Parliament today, we shall call you an honourable Member of Parliament and not refer to you by your past titles,” said Njenga.

He added: “When it comes to church issues, I am a bishop, and in politics, I am a party leader. I am in the same league with other national leaders like Raila (Odinga), Kalonzo (Musyoka), and President (William) Ruto.”

At the same time, he called on Kenyans to back President Ruto and stop whining about the growing expense of living, while pinpointing the Mountain Region, which unanimously voted for the Kenya Kwanza administration.

Njenga said he was also on a mission to restore the reputation of males in the Central area who are no longer the family heads.

“I am reaching out to the church to help in ensuring that men take up their traditional leadership roles at their homes,” he said.

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