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One elderly person is murdered along the Kilifi coast of Kenya every week in the name of witchcraft.
Seven out of 10 of the killings are elderly men because land ownership and inheritance lie with them.
Belief in witchcraft and superstition is common in many countries but it can be used to justify killing elderly people to take their land.
Kenya National Commission on Human Rights presented a document to the U.N. in February 2023 .
It said that younger family members seeking to acquire family land is a key motivating factor behind the killings.
Attacks and killings increased during periods of drought and famine when sources of income become scarce.
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