A mortician involved in the search told Reuters that 12 of the bodies found today belonged to children.
Another 29 bodies of believers were found today in Kenya’s Sakahola forest, where authorities continue to search for the Christian sect that called on its members to fast to death in order to go to heaven.
Shakahola Deaths Probe:
Police rescue two sect members in Shakahola Forest
Detectives continue exhuming graves in the forest#CitizenBriefs @Wycliffeorandi pic.twitter.com/MgBaw19Ccn
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) May 11, 2023
To date, the authorities have proceeded to exhume a total of 179 bodies. They are searching for victims in shallow graves in the Sakahola Forest and for any survivors, since hundreds of people are still missing.
[COUNTIES] Shakahola cult: Record number of bodies exhumed, total now 179:
Police have found 29 more bodies in Shakahola forest, the highest daily count since exhumations began last month. https://t.co/ez6p7xMBMZ— Breaking News (@News_Kenya) May 12, 2023
On Wednesday, a Kenyan court refused to release on bail “Pastor” Paul Mackenzie, the head of the International Church of Joyful News, who is accused of ordering believers to starve, along with their children, to go to heaven before the coming the end of the world. Mackenzie’s attorney said his client is cooperating with authorities.
Five More Bodies Exhumed At Shakahola Forest, Tally Hits 150 As 594 People Still Missing. 5 more bodies have been exhumed at Shakahola Forest in where hundreds of victims of a suspected starvation cult are believed to have been buried.
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Kidero pic.twitter.com/dn0kL6WS4l— WISH FM KENYA (@wishfmkenya) May 11, 2023
A local official, Rhoda Onyantsa, said today that the search was extended to other areas of this forest. Exhumations will continue tomorrow Saturday.
A mortician involved in the search told Reuters that 12 of the bodies found today belonged to children.
KILIFI COUNTY:#ShakaholaMassacre
12 More Bodies Recovered As 579 People Still Missing.
Twelve more bodies have been recovered at Shakahola Forest in Kilifi where hundreds of victims of a suspected starvation cult are believed to have been buried.
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Jackie Chan pic.twitter.com/mhXb0qCS4m— WISH FM KENYA (@wishfmkenya) May 10, 2023
Earlier this year Mackenzie was arrested but released on bail on suspicion of murdering two children by starvation and drowning. He returned to Sakahola Forest and, according to relatives of his followers, told the faithful that the Second Coming would come earlier than he had originally predicted, on April 15 instead of August.
Source :Skai

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