Shakahola is a wake-up call for clerics to be mindful of the poor

Mass grave at Paul Makenzie's Shakahola farm in Kilifi County. [File, Standard]

The Shakahola massacre has sparked off a critical debate about the harm cults and all religions for that matter can do to their believers.

Kenya may be an extremely religious country but the extremities with which religion is often practised should be a cause for concern.