Ex-Mungiki leader Maina Njenga appeared before the Nakuru courts on Monday morning amid tight security.
He is being represented by Martha Karua, who is the lead counsel.
This is the second time he is appearing before Principal Magistrate Kipkurui Kibelyon.
However, he could not be charged initially because the prosecution sought to change the charge sheet.
Njenga who was Thursday grilled by DCI detectives in Nairobi is accused of addressing a meeting at Wanyororo area in Nakuru County on May 11, 2023, to "encourage support" for the outlawed criminal group, Mungiki.
Njenga is also facing charges of engaging in criminal activities.
Police accuse him of inviting individuals to the said meeting in Wanyororo where he is alleged to have provided instructions connected with Mungiki.
He is also accused of being in possession of government stores where he is alleged to have been found in possession of “a military backpack strap, property of the National Police Service that is suspected to have been stolen or unlawfully obtained.”
Police said they will not allow anyone to meet in the area in the name of escorting Njenga to court.
This comes as interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki said they will crush any plan to revive the Mungiki group.
He noted Sunday that the Mt. Kenya region had suffered deeply from illegal groupings such as Mungiki in the past, warning that political leaders who are trying to revive the group will not be entertained.
“Any person or any leader, regardless of their stature or rank, present or past leader, elected or not elected, trying to recruit our young people to join proscribed organizations like Mungiki, we are coming for you,” Kindiki warned.
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