Shakahola 2 Stories

11 suspects arrested in Kwa Binzaro cult probe, Police IG Kanja says many victims are non-locals
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 03, 2025

Police IG Kanja revealed that the majority of the victims are believed to be non-locals.

Murkomen warns Kenyans against silence on cults as new mass graves found in Kilifi
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 03, 2025

The CS expressed concern over the rising number of cult-related deaths, lamenting what he described as the collapse of community vigilance and respons...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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