The head of an outlawed sect accused of beheadings, extortion and racketeering in Kenya has told Al Jazeera that he is giving up as the group's leader.<br /><br />Maina Njenga was freed from prison last week, after Kenyan authorities dropped multiple murder charges against him, citing a lack of evidence.<br /><br />Returning to his home after more than five years in jail, Njenga renounced violence and called on his followers to give up crime.<br /><br />But his departure from the sect raises questions about the future of the group and the effect it could have on Kenya's political landscape.<br /><br />Andrew Simmons reports.
