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Kisii witch hunt: Governor Ongwae forms task-force to investigate mythical beliefs

A relative of a witchcraft suspect assess the loss incurred after angry villagers lynched and torched her houses after they suspected her of engaging in witchcraft at Ikuruma village Marani Sub County, Kisii County. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

Kisii County Governor James Ongwae has appointed a 14-member task force that will look into witchcraft myth which has led to extra-judicial killings targeting senior citizens.

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