DP leader Mwai Kibaki is too old to lead and should quit politics, it was claimed yesterday.
The Mungiki sect national coordinator, Mr Ibrahim Ndura Waruinge, said his members will not support Mr Kibaki next year because of his advanced age.
Instead, he said, the sect will support any youthful candidate aged below 45 years "because the old guards have messed the country."
The sect leader lauded President Moi for announcing that he would hand over to a younger leader next year.
"We oppose politics of division and will neither support Kanu nor the opposition parties. We will back the best candidate for a government of national unity. If President Moi steps down because of age why should Mr Kibaki and Mr Njenga Karume contest?" he quipped.
Mr Waruinge was speaking during the sect's delegates meeting at Starehe grounds in Thika town. He denied that the meeting had the blessings of Kanu saying they would hold others in Nyahururu, Molo and Mombasa before the end of the year to sell their political ideologies.
He said the Mungiki sect stands for national unity and was opposed to tribal groupings like Gema.
Ironically, the four-hour rally ended with members praying and singing in Kikuyu facing Mount Kenya.
Women sat on the ground during the prayers as the men raised up their hands in the air and chanted "Thai! Thai" (peace! peace!)
Mr Waruinge said they will not sit on the fence and watch the country go to dogs.
He announced that the sect would be transformed into a political movement and field civic and parliamentary candidates in the next elections.
He claimed members had raised Sh800 million for the campaigns.
Mr Waruinge said his members would seek election it through existing popular parties in their respective areas. He said they had already identified 150 youthful members who are interested in ousting sitting Members of Parliament.
Mr Waruinge said he would take on the Molo MP, Mr Kihika Kimani of DP, but was quick to announce that Mungiki will not back any of its members for the presidency. Earlier, Mr Waruinge had threatened to lead the members to the police station to secure the release of two vehicles which were impounded while transporting delegates to Moi Gardens where the meeting was scheduled to be held before it was shifted to Starehe grounds.
Earlier, Thika police had impounded three mini buses transporting Mungiki delegates to the Moi Gardens where the meeting was earlier announced to be held.
Two of the two vehicles were towed to the station as officials of the sect led by Mr Waruinge argued with the police over the last-minute change of venue.
The sect later agreed to shift to the Starehe Gardens, about 1Km. away, after they wee told by the Thika police boss boss, Mr Charles Mukungi, that that venue had been booked by a Christian organisation daylong crusade.
Traders in the busy Jamhuri and Mukiritu markets in the industrial were forced to closed their business fearing possible riots and looting.
Later addressing the meeting at Starehe Gardens, Mr Waruinge threatened to lead his members to the police station to secure the release of the impounded vehicles.