Kabonokia adherents who quit school so as not to wear masks arrested
Three students belonging to the Kabonokia sect in Tharaka Nithi have been arrested for dropping out school claiming their faith does not allow them to wear face masks.
Three students who chose to drop out of secondary school instead of wearing masks — a Covid-19 prevention measure — claiming it contravenes their religious beliefs, have been arrested.
The three were arrested at their homes in Ibote, Tharaka Nithi County.