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Nine suspected of burning alive Rongo family over witchcraft arraigned

The nine suspects were charged with three accounts of murder, arson and assault today following an incident where six people died in Nyanga'o village in Rongo Sub- County Miogori County. [Caleb Kingwara, Standard]

Nine people were on Monday arraigned in Migori high court before Principal Magistrate Moses Obiero after they were accused of killing five people from the same family, in Nyang'ao village in Rongo sub County last week. 

The nine suspects, who include Lucas Nyandiga, Joash Onyango, Ben Omondi, John Odeka, Joseph Ojowi , Mary Ouma, Benard Ochieng, Benson Nyagwara and Collins Odhiambo, were charged with three accounts of murder, arson, and assault.

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