Maina Njenga: A fisher of Men

Reformed Mungiki king Maina Njenga is criss-crossing his Nyandarua and Laikipia home counties and their neighbourhoods literally fishing young men to join his ‘peace wagon’ and giving them practicals to earn honest living, writes Home News senior correspondent, Bernard Waweru.

Former Mungiki leader Maina Njenga and the founder of Amani Sasa Youth Foundation has engaged the youth in  Nyandarua and Laikipia Counties in peace building and reconciliation.
  Maina has embarked on peace campaigns cautioning youths against drug abuse, among other social evils derailing development in the country.
   He says the number of idle youths in the country was alarming calling on the government to empower youths with skill in order for them to be self reliant.
  Maina has been engaging youths from different communities in Nyandarua, Laikipia and Nakuru Count in various social economic activities a stage he set to preach peace.
  He said preaching repentance to youth would only assist if they are infused with knowledge as they team up for work.
  Once you mingle with youth you will understand their problems. As we work in different farms, we discuss the issue of drug abuse, illicit brews and bad morals. A good number of youth have slandered their lives to God. He said
  He said the Hope International Ministry had a mission of reforming youth across the country adding that crime rates would remarkably decrease.
  He said the government should channel more funds to the ministry of youths adding that Kazi Kwa Vijana had also assisted youths languishing in dire want. 
  Maina noted that youth were engaged in election related crimes adding that his ministry would ensure that peace prevails.
  He told different communities to embrace each other adding that negative ethnicity had caused a lot of damages in this country.
  So far thousands of youth have repented and turned to Christianity. We expect that instead of public rallies, we do community work like farming as we spread the gospel of peace building and conflict resolution.
  In a series of meetings Maina has been advising youths to shun divisive politics adding that they should defy politicians who use them for selfish gain.
  We shall conduct meetings in major area especially those that were hard hit by post election violence to persuade community on the importance of lasting peace. Added Maina
  During his Charagita meeting in Nyandarua county over 600 youths repented and were baptized in to new life.
  The reformed youths expressed optimistic that Amani Sasa youth foundation had averted them from previous activities.
BY BERNARD WAWERU