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Kenya Gov't Linked to Militia

Officials said to have tried to enlist violent Mungiki during turmoil

By Sam Gale Rosen, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 5, 2008 2:15 PM CST

(Newser) – Kenya's government might have played a direct role in sanctioning recent ethnic violence. A source tells the BBC that senior officials met with the violent Mungiki militia, with the aim of recruiting the outlawed group as a "defense force" to help protect the ethnic... Read full story »

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