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Witch hunters and murderers in Kisii sentenced to 40 years

Three of the four murder suspects who were accused of killing four elderly women at Kisii on suspicion of being witches. They were sentenced to 40 years in jail while a boy who was a teenager during the act was given a lighter sentence of 15 years in prison. [Stanley Ongwae.]

A father and his teenage son played a central role in the murder of four elderly women accused of being witches at Marani in Kisii, two years ago.

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