Authorities have launched investigations after two bodies were recovered and 57 people rescued from a church in Kamagambo, Rongo sub-county in Migori. According to a police report, the incident began when an assistant chief alerted officers about a death at St Joseph's Missions of Africa Church in Kochola village, Rongo.
Officers responding to the call found the body of a man identified as Francis Muli lying on the floor of a prayer room within the church compound. The body was dressed in a white robe and wrapped in a grey sheet.
Police observed that it had visible facial injuries and foam coming from the mouth.
After processing the scene, the body was taken to Rosewood Mortuary pending a postmortem examination. Police said another body had been recovered from the same location earlier in the day.