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Senator Madzayo demands urgent probe into bodies found in Kwa Binzaro forest
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 30, 2025

The Senate Minority Leader ruled out a religious cult as the cause of these deaths, unlike the Shakahola case.

Kwa Binzaro exhumations halted as 32 bodies are recovered, families urged to give DNA samples
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 29, 2025

The next phase will involve post-mortems and DNA profiling of both the bodies and the body parts recovered. Onyancha appealed to relatives of missing...

Police admit Shakahola lessons not fully applied after Kwa Binzaro cult deaths
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 29, 2025

He emphasised that there had been a disconnect in collaboration among agencies, including the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), local admi...

Binzaro village exhumations reveal scattered body parts in disturbing contrast to Shakahola
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 28, 2025

Government pathologist Dr Richard Njoroge confirmed that seven bodies were exhumed on Thursday, bringing the total number recovered since the exercise...

Hussein Khalid: Police brutality, rights violations persist 15 years after 2010 Constitution
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 28, 2025

According to Hussein, the implementation of the Constitution promulgated in August 2010 has been fraught with challenges, as the state has consistentl...

Death toll rises to 25 as six more bodies exhumed in Binzaro Village cult probe
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 27, 2025

In addition to the graves, investigators have so far retrieved 21 body parts scattered across the site since the exercise kicked off last week.

Kwa Binzaro cult tragedy lays bare State’s broken promises after Shakahola
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 27, 2025

After Shakahola, the then Interior Cabinet Secretary and now Deputy President, Prof Kithure Kindiki, assured the nation that never again would such a...

Six more bodies exhumed in Binzaro village cult probe, total rises to 19
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 26, 2025

The pathologist said the team hopes to complete exhumations by the end of the week, after which post-mortems will be conducted to establish the causes...

Woman named prime suspect in Kwa Binzaro deaths as 11 arrested, 13 bodies exhumed so far
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 25, 2025

She added that detectives are also seeking to establish how the woman acquired the land in question, which is part of Chakama Ranch.

Four more bodies exhumed in Kwa Binzaro, pathologist says graves scattered, victims buried naked
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 22, 2025

Four bodies were exhumed on Friday from three graves at Kwa Binzaro village in Kilifi County, bringing the total number of bodies recovered to nine si...

Five bodies exhumed in Kwa Binzaro as mass graves probe intensifies in Kilifi
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 21, 2025

Government Pathologist Dr Richard Njoroge appealed to families who have missing relatives to report to the Red Cross desk set up at Malindi District H...

13 more graves found in Kwa Binzaro as death toll rises amid cult fears
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 15, 2025

The grim discovery brings the total number of graves identified in the area to 21, following weeks of reports about unexplained disappearances believe...

Activists alarmed as Kwa Binzaro ‘Shakahola 2’ exhumations delayed, warn against mass grave
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 14, 2025

The fresh graves, now being linked to what activists are calling “Shakahola 2”, are believed to hold victims of a similar deadly cult associated with...

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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