Nairobi — At least 58 people, believed to be members of Good News International Church, have been confirmed dead in Kilifi’s Shakahola Forest even as exhumations continue.
Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome made the announcement on Monday when he visited the dense forest in Shakahola, stating that the number comprises of exhumed bodies and those who succumbed on their way to the hospital.
Koome further stated that 29 people have been rescued so far since last week when the exercise began in the 800-acre forest believed to be owned by controversial pastor Paul Mackenzie.
“By yesterday (Sunday), 47 people had been confirmed dead. However, today we have an additional 11, making a total of 58 people confirmed dead. This is out of the bodies exhumed and those who died on the way to the hospital,” Koome said.
The IG disclosed that a team of experts drawn from the National Police Service, including Homicide detectives, other police officers, and government pathologists, are at the site of the…
