A seven-year-old boy in Mukothima Ward, Tharaka Nithi County has died of suspected honey poisoning.
According Gikingo Location Chief Jacob Mpuria, it is highly likely that the child died of food poisoning.
Mpuria also confirmed that four of the boy's siblings were admitted at Kwamwari Mukothima Mission Hospital in critical condition.
The police have reportedly launched a manhunt for the mother of the minors, an adherent of Kabonokia sect who is said to have fled after refusing to take the children to hospital due to her faith.
The honey, which is suspected to be poisonous, was harvested on Saturday, July 10.
Mpuria stated, “I learned of the incident in the morning and I have been informed that the honey that they took was harvested last evening.”
According to a neighbor, the children's father, Paul Murungi, was away when the incident occurred and several people also took the honey and refused to go to hospital.
“Most of the residents of this village are members of the Kabonokia religious group and more people could have eaten the poisonous honey but are hiding to avoid being forced to go to the hospital,” the neighbor noted.
Reportedly, Kabonokia supporters believe that no one other than God can heal illnesses.
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