State, Church Urged to Wage Battle On Cults

A policy should be formulated to eliminate evil cults countrywide, an MP suggested yesterday.

Rarieda's Odeny Ngure called on the government and mainstream churches to co-operate in this effort.

Many people in the rural areas had lost their lives due to doctrines and teachings of such cults, he said

Some of the cults forbade their followers from seeking treatment for diseases such as malaria, which the government was keen on eradicating. This has led to deaths which could have been prevented.

Mr Ngure spoke during the funeral of a businessman, Mr Benson Awinyo, on Monday.

The National Development Party MP called on wananchi to seek proper medical treatment - and supplement it with prayers.

Kisumu Town West MP Joab Omino called on the public to help identify false healers who were fleecing people of their money claiming to have a cure for Aids.

Mr Omino, who is also the deputy speaker of the National Assembly, urged politicians to help the church in educating wananchi on moral values.

On the Kanu-NDP merger, he said the negotiations process was on the right track and was near completion.