The ambassador for older people at HelpAge Kenya, Mr Kinuthia Wamwangi, has called on President Uhuru Kenyatta to form a panel to look into the killing and profiling of elderly people, especially women, accused of practising witchcraft.
Mr Wamwangi, ex-chairman of the defunct Transition Authority, was recently appointed to his current position to champion the welfare of senior citizens. He said the killings of older people is a silent problem that must be addressed urgently.
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