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Photo credit: Pool At Mombasa’s Marikiti Market, 24-year-old John Kaleghe was allegedly attacked and killed after being accused of making someone’s private parts disappear through touch.
Jehovah's Witness preachers shelter inside a room in Mtopanga, Mombasa County, on June 19, 2026, after seeking refuge when an angry crowd surrounded them over false allegations linking them to the alleged disappearance of men's private parts.
But in parts of Kenya’s Coast region, such ordinary moments have become loaded with fear after a bizarre rumour spread that men’s private parts can mysteriously disappear following physical contact.
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