Seven people believed to be members of the Kavonokia sect were on Wednesday night arrested after they refused to participate in the census exercise.
The seven, from Gatue in Tharaka Nithi County, refused to give their details to the census enumerators.
"7 PEOPLE suspected to be members of KABONOKIA Sect were last night arrested at Gatue, #TharakaNithi for refusing to give info to Authorised Person collecting Statistical info. The members refused to be enumerated claiming the process is Satanic & that they’ll be counted in Heaven," said DCI.
According to the seven, the ongoing national population and housing census is satanic.
The Kavonokia sect is a group of people who associate most modern things with satanism.
They are commonly known for their association of modern medicine and courtship to satanism.
This is not the first time members of this group have been arrested.
In August last year, three members of the Kavonokia sect were arrested after blocking their children from receiving the polio vaccine.
The ongoing national census exercise will end on August 31, 2019.