Rongo cult-like church followers accuse police of illegal detention
Members of the public try to force their way into St Joseph Mission of Messiah in Africa Church in Opapo Village in East Kamagambo Location in Rongo Sub-county, Migori County on April 11, 2025.
The group said they should have been arraigned within 24 hours after they were moved by police from their church on the evening of April 21.
Instead, they were held at the police station until Thursday when the court gave orders that they be moved to different police stations across the county as police commenced investigations into allegations that the church was offering cultish teachings.
Members of Malkio St Joseph Mission of Messiah in Africa Church have accused police in Migori of unlawful detention after they were held at Kamagambo Police Station in Rongo Town for at least three days without trial.
The group said they should have been arraigned within 24 hours after they were moved by police from their church on the evening of April 21.
