Picking up the pieces after losing loved ones over witchcraft claims

Meshack Mokua removes weeds from his mother’s grave in Nyangiti village. [Photo: Eric Abuga/Standard]

By Eric Abuga    

Kisii, Kenya: In the villages of Nyang’iti, Ritembu, Itibo, and Mogenda in Kisii County, less than two kilometres a part, lies five freshly dug graves covered with a little flora. Ruins of torched houses and deserted homes are what has remained of these villages following the lynching of suspected witches.