Members of the Kenya opposition National Super Alliance (Nasa)
resistance movement wing led by opposition leader Raila Odinga (in
suit). PHOTO | NATION
Kenya has declared the opposition Nasa's National
Resistance Movement (NRM) an organised criminal group after its
officials sworn-in Raila Odinga in a mock inauguration Tuesday.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i, in making the declaration, cited Prevention of Organised Crimes Act 2010.
“In
exercise of the powers conferred by section 22 of the Act, the Cabinet
Secretary, Ministry of Interior and Co-ordination of National Government
declares National Resistance Movement (NRM) to be organised criminal
group for the purposes of the Act,” read a gazette notice dated January
30.
NRM now joins a list that also includes terrorist groups like Al Shabaab and outlawed brutal tribal gang Mungiki.
NRM
says it agitates, through non-violent resistance, for electoral reforms
and boycott of products and services provided by companies deemed to be
pro-government.
By gazetting, the public is warned
against getting involved in activities of the proscribed groups, failure
to which harsh penalties of up to Ksh1 million (about $10,000) are
imposed including life imprisonment for those who do.
Previous security ministers have on occasions proscribed various groups.
Some outlawed groups in Kenya include:
1. Al-Shabaab
2. Amachuma
3. Angola Msumbiji
4. Banyamulenge
5. Baghdad Boys
6. Charo Shutu
7. Chinkororo
8. Coast Housing Land Network
9. Congo by Force
10. Dallas Muslim Youth
11. Forty Brothers
12. Forty-two Brothers
13. Jeshi la Embakasi
14. Jeshi la Mzee
15. Jeshi la King’ole
16. Japo Group
17. Kamjesh
18. Kamukunji Youth Group
19. Kaya Bombo Youth
20. Kenya Youth Alliance
21. Kosovo Boys
22. Kuzacha
23. Makande Army
24. Mombasa Republican Council
25. Mungiki Movement, Mungiki Organisation, Mungiki Sect
28. Republican Revolutionary Council
29. Sabaot Land Defence Force
30. Sakina Youth
31. Sungu Sungu
32. Siafu
33. Taliban
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