Angry Population:killed 3persons on witchcraft claims after Kilifi man dies hours before marriage.

Three people were killed by a mob in Dera, Kilifi, on claims they bewitched someone who died on Monday.

Witnesses and villagers said a boda boda rider died hours before he was to go to his village for a traditional marriage ceremony.

A witness who sought anonymity said the rider collapsed and drowned while cleaning his motorcycle.

“He was a well-known motorcyclist who was to get married that evening. Moments after he died, news spread that seven witches had planned his death. That is why they raided the villages and killed them."

Kilifi police boss Alexander Makau confirmed the four deaths - that of the rider and three elderly people said to have been behind his death.

“It is true...we have lost four people in a span of two days. A young man drowned when he went to wash his motorcycle at Kashuru dam," he said on Tuesday.

"The boda boda operators claimed the elderly people had a hand in the death of their colleague. That is why they raided their homes and killed them this morning."
source:- the star in Kenya