Couple arrested in Machakos over alleged cult practices involving three children
NAIROBI, Kenya Sep 16 – Police in Matungulu Sub-County have arrested a couple over alleged cult-related practices and suspected denial of basic needs to their three children. The incident was…
Machakos police have apprehended a couple for suspected cult-related practices and neglect of their three children, according to sources. The arrests took place in Matungulu Sub-County on Tuesday morning following a tip-off about a family residing in a makeshift shelter of polythene sheets in Kantafu. Officers from KBC Police Station apprehended Henry Ogenga, 38, and his wife Ezabel Ogenga, 32, who were found with their children aged 13, five, and two in the temporary shelter.
The police report alleges that the parents smeared their bodies with oil and engaged the children in cult-related practices, which the authorities claim amounted to radicalization. The couple faces charges for denying the children's basic needs. The children have been placed under the care of authorities while investigations into the family's living conditions and the alleged practices unfold.
The specifics of the alleged cult practices and why the family resorted to living in a temporary shelter remain undisclosed. The case will be handled under child protection laws, with authorities examining if the children faced circumstances that endangered their welfare.
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