•Kindiki who officially launched the exhumation exercise said there were more graves after they identified 20 mass graves in the forest.
•Onyancha said at least 566 people have reported their relatives are missing.
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Detectives from the Homicide unit on Tuesday managed to exhume 21 bodies from the grave sites in the Shakahola scene forest.
Coast Regional Commissioner Rhoda Onyancha said so far 133 bodies have been exhumed even as the second phase of exhumation started.
The victims are suspected to be followers of preacher Paul Nthenge Mackenzie who is now in police custody.
Interior CS Kithure Kindiki who officially launched the exhumation exercise said there were more graves after they identified 20 mass graves in the forest.
In the Daily Brief, the Regional Commissioner said they managed to rescue five people which brings to 68 those who have been rescued since the operation started.
“We have a number of things going on, there are search and rescue teams that are working day and night. We have investigations going on and of course, we have phase two of exhumations which began on Tuesday,” she said.
Onyancha said at least 566 people have reported their relatives are missing.
“Even as we take people to the hospital and for psychosocial support, because that is what is majorly going on, we have been able to reunite 14 victims to their families so far,” she said.