- So far 27 bodies have been exhumed, by homicide detectives.
- The controversial pastor Paul Mackenzie is still in police custody.
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Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has said he will visit the mass grave of the suspected Kilifi church cult on Tuesday.
In a statement, the CS said the Shakahola Forest Massacre is the clearest abuse of the constitutionally enshrined human right to freedom of worship.
"While the State remains respectful of religious freedom, this horrendous blight on our conscience must lead not only to the most severe punishment of the perpetrator(s) of the atrocity on so many innocent souls but tighter regulation (including self-regulation) of every church, mosque, temple or synagogue going forward," he said.
Kindiki also said security officers have been deployed, adding that the entire forest is sealed off and declared a scene of crime.
"I have directed the Regional Commissioner for Coast Region together with the Regional Security Team to reinforce the team in Malindi ahead of my visit," he said.
"Enough security officers have been deployed and the entire 800-acre forest is sealed off and declared a scene of crime."
So far 27 bodies have been exhumed, by homicide detectives.
The controversial pastor Paul Mackenzie is still in police custody.
On Saturday, 14 bodies were found, with five bodies, believed to belong to one family. They were buried together.
In another grave, three bodies were found on top of each other.
"We found, a man, woman and three children in one grave," a detective said
In the bodies exhumed, children were more as compared to adults.
By Friday 58 graves had been identified.