A secret operation to arm hired goons with wooden clubs—known locally as rungus—ahead of Tuesday’s Gen Z protests is now linked to a covert manufacturing hub in Nanyuki, The Standard has revealed.
Sources familiar with the operation say thousands of identical wooden clubs are being produced at a private facility in Nanyuki allegedly owned by a well-connected local politician.
The facility, kept under tight secrecy, is said to be working day and night to meet the demand for these crude weapons.
But it’s not just where they’re being made that’s raising eyebrows—it’s how they’re being transported.
According to insiders, the clubs are being loaded into police lorries and quietly ferried to Nairobi, all while bypassing roadblocks and police checks.
“Ask yourself how thousands of rungus can get into Nairobi without being stopped. It’s clear the police are part of the operation,” one source claimed.
Last week’s protests already saw masked men riding boda bodas alongside police officers, attacking peaceful demonstrators using these same rungus.
Efforts to get a response from police officials on these allegations have been met with silence. The National Police Service has denied involvement but has not addressed the specific claims about transport and coordination.
Meanwhile, the shadowy command structure behind the operation includes senior UDA officials, State House insiders, and City Hall operatives—all working in silence to derail the Gen Z movement.
By Kenyans