Mackenzie's wife granted Sh400,000 bond in Shakahola deaths case

Shanzu Magistrate Court has granted Rhoda Maweu, wife of suspected cult leader Paul Mackenzie, a Sh100,000 personal bond together with a bond of Sh300,000 with a surety of a similar amount.

Pending approval of her proposed surety, the said respondent shall remain in custody

She had been in custody for 62 days, since her arrest on May 2.

Shanzu Senior Principal Magistrate Yusuf Shikanda ruled that the State had failed to prove why she was being held together with her husband and 28 others over the Shakahola deaths.

She will be required to report to any police station when called upon.

However, Mackenzie and 16 other co-accused persons, who had been arraigned between April 15 and May 2, will continue being held for another 30 days.

The court granted the State their prayers to hold the suspects for 60 days. However, this will be from June 2.

The court also ruled that the 11 additional suspects, who were first arraigned on June 3, would be held for only three additional days.

The State would have to prove why they should continue holding them after spending 30 days in police and prison custody.