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Seven arrested in Kilifi for performing healing rituals

Witch doctor sits among ritual paraphernalia. [GettyImages]

Seven suspected witches have been arrested in Buni Kibaoni village, Rabai sub-county, in Kilifi county for allegedly performing witchcraft rituals. 

Tobias Kasim, Mrisa Nyae, Ali Mchonyi, Ngoka Kumbiro, Omari Kombira, Happy Menza and ⁠Nachiro Chitsava were arrested by the police after residents accused them of engaging in witchcraft.

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