Update: Death toll in Shakahola rises to 89

On Monday, 26 bodies were exhumed-the highest number of bodies exhumed in a day.

In Summary
  • According to the Inspector General of the police Japhet Koome, 29 survivors have been retrieved from the vast 800-acre forest and are receiving medical aid.
  • The exhumation is currently ongoing even as Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki visited the scene.
DCI Homicide and Forensic units exhume bodies of the Shakahola cult victims on Monday, April 24,2023.
DCI Homicide and Forensic units exhume bodies of the Shakahola cult victims on Monday, April 24,2023.
Image: CYRUS OMBATI

Police have exhumed 16 more bodies in Shakahola bringing the total number to 89.

On Monday, 26 bodies were exhumed-the highest number of bodies exhumed in a day.

According to the Inspector General of the police Japhet Koome, 29 survivors have been retrieved from the vast 800-acre forest and are receiving medical aid.

The exhumation is currently ongoing even as Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki visited the scene.

At least 213 people have been reported missing as the investigation into a macabre cult continues.

On Tuesday, Kenya Red Cross said it had set up tracing and counselling desks at the Malindi Subcounty Hospital for the Shakahola response.

At the tracing desk, 213 people had been reported missing, among them 112 who are children below 18 years who are suspected to be followers of controversial Malindi Pastor Paul Mackenzie.

More to follow….

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