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Kenya National Commission on Human Rights Secretary and CEO Benard Mogesa addresses the press in Kisii town on November 5, 2021. He condemned recent witchcraft suspects burning in Marani Kisii County. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has said witchcraft verification, which involves a ‘spitting ritual’, practised in Gusiiland is primitive and illegal.
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