Exhumation resumes at Shakahola as forensics team identifies more graves
The government has commenced the third phase of exhumation of bodies at Shakahola forest even as the forensics team identifies more mass graves. The operation kicked off on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, moments after Interior CS Kithure Kindiki met Coast regional security and intelligence teams. “The professional surveying and mapping of the expansive Chakama Ranch […]
Shakahola: Exhumation of bodies to resume on Monday
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has announced that the government will resume exhuming bodies in Shakahola forest, Kilifi County, on Monday, June 5, 2023. Speaking during a church service in Kirinyaga County, Kindiki promised that the Shakahola incident would be the last of its kind to occur in the country. “We have lost many people, […]
Shakahola: 10 more bodies exhumed as tally hits 211
Detectives investigating the Shakahola cult in Kilifi County have exhumed 10 more bodies, bringing the total tally of deaths related to the cult to 211. According to updates from Coast Regional Commissioner Rhoda Onyancha, two of the bodies exhumed on Tuesday are children. Three male people believed to be followers of controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie were […]
Shakahola: 609 missing as death toll hits 179
Detectives on Friday managed to exhume 29 bodies from the 800-acre Shakahola forest where followers of controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie are believed to have been buried. Coast Regional Commissioner Rhoda Onyancha confirmed that so far the death toll has reached 179. In her daily brief at the Shakahola Command Centre, she said 609 people have […]
Shanzu court prays for God’s protection before handling Mackenzie’s case
A Shanzu court conducted a prayer session before kicking off court proceedings for controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie. The prayers were led by the court clerk who prayed for the day’s proceedings and requested God to protect the presiding magistrate, Senior Principal Magistrate, Yusuf Shikanda. As the prayer session went on Mackenzie, his wife and eight […]
21 more bodies exhumed from Shakahola
The tally of bodies exhumed from Shakahola Forest in Kilifi County has hit 133, after 21 more bodies were exhumed from nine graves on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. This comes even as 566 people associated with Paul Mackenzie’s church, Good News International Church, are reported missing according to Coast Regional Commissioner Rhoda Onyancha. Five people were […]
‘Missing body parts in Shakahola victims indicate possible organ harvesting’ – court papers
Court documents have revealed that postmortems carried out on Shakahola victims confirmed that some had missing body parts. In a suit filed against cult leader Paul Mackenzie, Chief Inspector Martin Munene noted that postmortem reports established missing organs. The court papers added that police are investigating Mackenzie’s involvement in possible organ trafficking. “Missing body organs […]