Taliban (gang)
Criminal group in Kenya / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Taliban is a Kenyan criminal organization that has no connection to the Afghan Taliban other than its name. They belong to the Luo tribe.[1] and feel allegiance to Luo leader and multiple Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga.[2][3] Their leader is Joash Oluande, a born-again Christian.[4] They recruit primarily from Mathare, Huruma, Baba Dogo, Kariobangi North and Kariobangi South quarters, slums of Nairobi.Their main opponents are the Mungiki of the Kikuyu tribe.[4]