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Kenya’s Ruto vows action after 58 bodies linked to cult found

Kenya’s Ruto vows action after 58 bodies linked to cult found

Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday vowed to crack down on “unacceptable” religious movements as police discovered more fatalities in a Christian cult that practised starvation, bringing the toll to 58. A major search is underway in a forest near the coastal town of Malindi where dozens of corpses were exhumed over the weekend, with […]

Three bodies exhumed in Kenya as cult probe deepens

Three bodies exhumed in Kenya as cult probe deepens

Kenyan police said Friday that they had exhumed three bodies, presumed members of a religious cult believed to have starved themselves to death, in the east of the country as they widened an inquiry. “The exhumation process is still ongoing and so far we have three bodies,” said Charles Kamau, criminal investigations chief of the […]

Kenya’s opposition calls for review of constitution

Kenya’s opposition calls for review of constitution

Kenya’s opposition Azimio coalition has demanded for review of the country’s 13-year-old constitution to be part of discussions in its proposed dialogue with the government to end protests in the country.

World’s oldest primary school pupil, Priscilla Sitienei dies at 99 in Kenya

World’s oldest primary school pupil, Priscilla Sitienei dies at 99 in Kenya

By Biodun Busari A 99-year-old woman Priscilla Sitienei, believed to be the world’s oldest primary school pupil, has died at her residence in Kenya. According to Sammy Chepsiror, her grandson, Sitienei began to develop health difficulties after attending class on Wednesday and died afterwards. Read also: Kenya’s first Olympic medalist Wilson Kiprugut dies at 84 […]