Kindiki: We'll tell whole truth on Shakahola tragedy

Interior CS says there should be no cause for anxiety

In Summary
  • After overseeing the start of the second exhumation, the CS said the process is anchored on legal, medical, and human rights tenets.
  • He urged those who suspect that their loved ones could be trapped in the church's cultic activities to make use of the public information tracing and support centre.
DCI homicide and forensic units exhume bodies in Shakahola on April 24, 2023
DCI homicide and forensic units exhume bodies in Shakahola on April 24, 2023
Image: FILE

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has said the world will get to know the truth about what happened in Shakahola soon.

Kindiki was speaking on Tuesday at Shakahola, Kilifi county where he oversaw the second phase of the exhumation of bodies.

"On behalf of the government I want to assure the people of Kenya that the government will inform the public the whole truth of what has happened to our people here," the CS said. 

Kindiki said there should therefore be no cause for anxiety or alarm. 

He urged those who suspect that their loved ones could be trapped in the church's cultic activities to make use of the public information tracing and support centre.

Kindiki also encouraged Kenyans to reach out to the coast regional commissioner Rhoda Onyancha. 

After overseeing the start of the second exhumation, the CS said the process is anchored on legal, medical, and human rights tenets.

He said the exhumation must be methodical and careful to protect the dignity and privacy of the families of the deceased persons.

"The government will avail all information on the ongoing exercise, and limited access to the exhumation sites to ensure that there is no violation of fundamental rights," Kindiki said. 

As Kindiki was on-site,, two more people were rescued from the thickets where they were fasting.

From the first exhumation process, 112 bodies were found. 

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