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Authorities set to release bodies linked to Shakahola massacre

Brenda Murungi by Brenda Murungi
March 26, 2024
in Crime, News
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Kenyan authorities are set to release the bodies of multiple individuals associated with a doomsday starvation cult on Tuesday. This development marks the first time that remains will be returned to their respective families following nearly a year of extensive efforts to identify them using DNA.

Numerous bodies, including those of children, were unearthed from shallow mass graves found in April last year in a secluded area inland from the coastal town of Malindi, near the Indian Ocean.

A number of the 429 bodies exhumed between April and October last year have been positively identified through DNA profiling and are due to be released to families for burial.

Pastor Paul Mackenzie, a figure of controversy, allegedly incited his followers to starve themselves to death in a bid to “meet Jesus,” leading to what has been termed the “Shakahola forest massacre.”

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Although starvation was a primary cause of numerous fatalities, government autopsies revealed that some bodies, including those of children, exhibited indications of death by suffocation, strangulation, or blunt force trauma.

 An investigator from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations informed AFP that families are responsible for organizing their own burial arrangements. Families have endured a prolonged and agonizing wait for the bodies due to delays in DNA profiling caused by shortages of reagents and equipment.

The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR), a government-supported organization, recently criticized the sluggish pace of the process and accused authorities of withholding the results citing security concerns.

“This is not only delayed justice but also violates their cultural rights under Article 44 of the Constitution to bury their relatives in a culturally acceptable and dignified manner,” KNCHR said in a report.

“People are anxious and need closure on the matter.”

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