Police in Rongo rescued 57 people at the St Joseph Missions of Africa Church in Kochola village in a multi-agency operation.
According to a police report dated Monday, April 21, the raid was conducted on Sunday evening. During the search of the property, 57 individuals who appeared weak were rescued and taken to the hospital.
Police reported that the group refused to receive treatment and even burst into spiritual songs while at the hospital.
"The group was then escorted to Rongo Sub-County hospital for medical attention, but all of them flatly refused to be examined by medical officers and began to make noises and sing religious songs.
"When they persisted, the medical officers advised that the group should be removed from the hospital since they were disturbing the other patients at the facility. They were taken to the station to await further directives," read the OB report in part.
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Meanwhile, it was revealed that two bodies were discovered at the church compound.
One body was discovered and retrieved from the church compound that Sunday morning. The other was discovered during the evening operation.
" The Sub-County security and intelligence committee, led by the DCC and police, proceeded to the scene at about 10 kms north of the station and found the lifeless body of Francis Muli, a man of unknown age, lying on the floor of a prayer room within the church compound," read the OB in part.
"The body was fully covered in a white robe and wrapped in a grey sheet. When inspected, it had some injuries on the face, and foam was oozing from the mouth. The scene was processed, and necessary action was taken. The body was removed to Rosewood Mortuary pending postmortem."
