Kitale murders

Kitale murders
Kitale
Kitale (Kenya)
LocationKitale District, Kenya Colony
Date12 May 1929
Attack type
Mass stabbing
WeaponSpear
Deaths12
Injured1
PerpetratorMogo
MotiveAnger over witchcraft allegations
ConvictionsMurder

On 12 May 1929, a mass murder occurred at a farm near Kitale, Kenya Colony. A native worker killed twelve people and wounded another with a spear. The perpetrator was subsequently arrested and sentenced to death.

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