Binzaro,Kwa Binzaro village Stories

Fresh evidence forces delay in cult leader Paul Mackenzie’s trial linked to 400 deaths
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 11, 2025

The prosecution requested extra time to complete investigations, stressing that the extension is intended to ensure a thorough inquiry and is not mean...

Three shallow graves found in Kilifi's Kwa Binzaro village as fears of cult killings resurface
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 11, 2025

According to the county’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations, the victims may have died from starvation and suffocation linked to cult practices t...

Fears of new cult deaths in Kilifi as court allows DCI to dig up Chakama Ranch's suspected mass graves
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 30, 2025

A Malindi court has now granted the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) permission to exhume more suspected mass graves in Binzaro village.

Court orders exhumation of bodies in Malindi's Binzaro Village amid cult fears
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 29, 2025

Survivors rescued from the area were reportedly unable to account for the whereabouts of several children, prompting fears that more victims may be bu...

Police hunt for 16 missing people in probe into fresh cult activities in Kilifi
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 23, 2025

Police also recovered two human skulls and the fresh body of an unidentified man in nearby bushes. The five-acre parcel, now designated a crime scene,...

Court detains 11 suspects in Malindi over suspected Shakahola forest cult activities
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 21, 2025

The arrests follow renewed fears of a revival of the Paul Mackenzie-led Shakahola cult, whose mass graves, uncovered in 2023, shocked the nation and d...

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