Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki said the entire 800-acre forest had been sealed off and declared a scene of crime. theSun theSundaily Kenya crime Police Malindi Shakahola ShakaholaMassacre
Security personnel carry a rescued young person from the forest in Shakahola, outside the coastal town of Malindi, on April 23, 2023. AFPPIX: Kenyan police have now exhumed the bodies of 47 people thought to be followers of a Christian cult who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves to death.“In total, 47 people have died at the Shakahola forest,” detective Charles Kamau told Reuters on Sunday.
The leader of the church, Paul Mackenzie, was arrested following a tip-off that suggested the existence of shallow graves belonging to at least 31 of Mackenzie’s followers. Local media, citing police sources, reported that Mackenzie has refused to eat or drink while in police custody. Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki said the entire 800-acre forest had been sealed off and declared a scene of crime.
“This horrendous blight on our conscience must lead not only to the most severe punishment of the perpetrator of the atrocity on so many innocent souls, but tighter regulation of every church, mosque, temple or synagogue going forward,” he said. — Reuters
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