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Police probe cult link in Kakamega attacks that have left four dead

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Kakamega County Police Commander Joseph Kigen examines a rifle surrendered by elders in Meru in December 2020. [Bruno Mutunga, Standard]

Could the recent killings witnessed in Kakamega town and its environs have anything to do with a cult?

Police investigating the incidents believe a terror gang calling itself Mbogi la Izraim Territory could be behind "ritual murders" reported in the area.

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