A new wave of violence started over the weekend with the murder of two suspected Mungiki sect members by a vigilante group in Mathira.
The lynchings came only two days after the state dropped charges against and released 22 suspected sect members who had been charged with killing 29 people in a massacre at Mathira six months ago.
One of the weekend attack victims was the brother of one of the freed men. The other is said to have taken part in the April killings and had somehow managed to escape arrest only to re-appear in the village last weekend.
Whatever the circumstances., the lynchings are an outward sign of the frustrations, fears and anger that the community has over the government's failure to arrest those responsible for the Mathira massacre.
Then as now, the vigilantes were allowed to carry out their rough form of justice resulting in the massacre last April.
A repeat of these events should not be allowed. The warning signs are clear. The government should not wait for the situation to boil over into yet another orgy of violence.
The families, relatives and villagers want to see justice done.
Arresting those responsible for the massacre will go a long way to defuse the tensions and frustrations that the release of the suspects has caused.
The lynchings came only two days after the state dropped charges against and released 22 suspected sect members who had been charged with killing 29 people in a massacre at Mathira six months ago.
One of the weekend attack victims was the brother of one of the freed men. The other is said to have taken part in the April killings and had somehow managed to escape arrest only to re-appear in the village last weekend.
Whatever the circumstances., the lynchings are an outward sign of the frustrations, fears and anger that the community has over the government's failure to arrest those responsible for the Mathira massacre.
Then as now, the vigilantes were allowed to carry out their rough form of justice resulting in the massacre last April.
A repeat of these events should not be allowed. The warning signs are clear. The government should not wait for the situation to boil over into yet another orgy of violence.
The families, relatives and villagers want to see justice done.
Arresting those responsible for the massacre will go a long way to defuse the tensions and frustrations that the release of the suspects has caused.
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