Ten bodies of people believed to be followers of controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie have been exhumed from Shakahola forest in the ongoing third phase of the exercise.
So far, the number of bodies exhumed has reached 274 as detectives continue with the process in the 840-acre Shakahola land.
Coast Regional Commissioner Rhoda Onyancha while giving the daily briefing at the Shakahola Command Centre announced that the exhumation team will take a break over the weekend until Monday when the exercise will resume.
So far, she said there are no arrests that have been made in the ongoing search and rescue team.
Onyancha said 35 people were arrested since the operation began over two months ago while 95 people were rescued from the forest.
“No more arrests have been recorded as the total number of arrested persons since the exercise began over two months ago remains 35 while 95 people have been rescued,” she said.
Onyancha expressed fears that the exercise was waning due to the reduced number of exhumations and no more arrests.
However, she said there was still more work to be done.
Currently, the Kenya Defense Forces were on the ground opening up access roads within the 840-acre land so as to make the forest accessible.
