- County police chief Francis Kooli said at least six suspects linked to the lynchings are now in custody.
- "There should be no shortcuts, we should see all of them in the dock. Justice may not bring life lost back but can bring reprieve to hurting families," Manoti said.
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A student in Kisii who was allegedly abducted by suspected witches, sparking the lynching of four elderly women on Sunday last week, has been questioned by police.
Officers in Marani picked him up on Sunday to help with investigations as detectives hunted for more suspects said to be on the run.
County police chief Francis Kooli said at least six suspects linked to the lynchings are now in custody. The lynchings have since sparked widespread fury from political leaders.
"We will get everybody involved in those killings, they must be held to account," Kooli said.
Two human rights lobby groups also visited villages affected by the carnage and pressed for justice.
Seeds of Hope and Kenya Female Advisories Association held peaceful demonstrations during the tour and condemned the incident.
"We have to protect the rights of the elderly across Kenya and across Africa.
"We should start thinking around conversations on how best they should be protected from such harmful practices, to grow old is not sinful," Esther Oketch, KFAA director, said.
She said independent investigations have shown intent to commit the atrocity by the perpetrators.
Oketch cited land tussles as the reason for the killings.
"Such killings should not be allowed to happen when we have the courts," she said.
Seeds of Hope director Ruth Manoti said the killing of the elderly was heart-wrenching. She also called for arrest of every suspect connected to the lynchings.
"There should be no shortcuts, we should see all of them in the dock. Justice may not bring life lost back but can bring reprieve to these hurting families," she said.
The two described the killings as an atrocity on the dignity of what it means to be a person.
"This is madness that must be tamed by the law. No village is too remote to feel isolated from the institutions that guarantee sanctity of life and justice," Manoti said.
(Edited by Bilha Makokha)