Court Allows Police To Detain Church Directors And Two Others For 21 Days

The Rongo Magistrate Court allowed the prosecution’s application seeking to have four individuals, including two directors of St. Joseph Mission of Messiah in Africa Limited Church, detained for an additional 21 days to allow completion of investigations.

The prosecution filed the application seeking to have Michael Kus Onyango, Luka Ochieng, Everline Gemamo, and Lilian Atieno Olal remanded at Kamagambo Police Station while the police investigate the mysterious death of a General Service Unit (GSU) officer and confirm compliance with the Public Health Act.

Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Mercelle Ikol and Prosecution Counsel Juliet Ombogo, informed the court that investigations are at an advanced stage and that the prosecution intends to charge the suspects upon completion of the inquiry.

Ikol further told the court the prosecution has filed a separate application seeking orders to exhume the body of a GSU officer, who was mysteriously buried on March 28, 2025 within the church compound in Rongo Sub-County, Migori County.

It is alleged that the officer, Police Constable Adan Ayoo, died under unclear circumstances on  March 27, 2025 and was buried without the knowledge or consent of his parents or employer.

The prosecution is seeking the exhumation to determine the cause of death through a postmortem at Migori County Referral Hospital.

The matter will be mentioned on May 27, 2025 for exhumation direction, while the case is scheduled for further directions on June 12, 2025.