The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) now says that church leaders are among the suspects in its radar over allegations of participating in cultic activities.
The DCI has since identified 86 people suspected to be in the same, some of whom have been questioned after they discovered that the cultic activities have links to some of the latest murders and deaths in the country.
Detectives swung into action after a book with names of suspected members of a cultic group emerged in the ongoing probe into the murder of catholic priest Michael Kyengo.
One suspect in the murder, Kavinya Mwangagi, in whose house in Embu the book was found, has since confessed to killing the priest as a sacrifice to the South African-based cult named Illuminati Official Clun.
He told the police that he murdered the priest, possibly, with another suspect in custody named Michael Muthini Mutunga, so that he could be wealthy.
Kyengo's body was later found buried in a shallow grave in Embu county.
The police have also identified Nairobi, Embu, Kitui and Kericho as the breeding grounds for the cultic activities, and have also questioned politicians suspected to be involved.
“We have had so many deaths out of cultism. They include those where children or kin are dying because they don’t believe in conventional medicine,” said DCI boss George Kinoti as quoted by the Standard.
In Nairobi, the police have realized that students are being lured into a cultic group dubbed Young Blud Saints, with a promise of glamorous lifestyles.