Gunmen kill 75 year old Kilifi witchdoctor

Kilifi, Kenya - Police in Rabai, Kilifi County, are investigating the mysterious murder of a 75-year-old man suspected to be a witchdoctor.

Rabai OCPD John Masila said the deceased was walking to his daughter's home in Mwele Rabai at around 9.00pm when unknown men shot him in the head on Thursday and disappeared.

The motive of the assailants has not yet been established, however, Masila says police will conduct investigations as soon as possible to unearth the motive of the assailants.

Aged men in Kilifi allegedly associated with witchcraft have in the recent past been killed under unclear circumstances.