Belief in witchcraft is widespread in the Kisii District of Nyanza Province and attacks against purported witches had happened before, but this week's attacks targeted an unusually large number of people.
ニャンザ県のキシー地方では魔法が広く信じられていて、魔女と称する人々への攻撃が起こっていたが、今週の攻撃は異常に多い人々がねらわれた。