Kwa Binzaro village,Shakahola village Stories
The Kwa Binzaro tragedy, much like Shakahola before it, has left families shattered, parents mourning children, and children left without parents. Fo...
The trio had been arrested for allegedly selling a five-acre piece of land to the main suspect, Sherleen Temba Anido.
Titus Ngonyo Gandi narrated how his wife, Esther Birya Masha, drew their two sons, Harry and Isaack Ngala, into Mackenzie’s cult.
Omar Mohamed, appearing as the 58th prosecution witness, recounted how the minors were discovered during investigations into the conduct of followers...
The air was heavy with the smell of decay, yellow tape hung loosely from tree trunks marking exhumation sites, and exhausted officers trudged through...
Police IG Kanja revealed that the majority of the victims are believed to be non-locals.
The CS expressed concern over the rising number of cult-related deaths, lamenting what he described as the collapse of community vigilance and respons...
Abdi Willy Adan said only some of the other suspects had refused food since Wednesday, while Mackenzie’s last hunger strike was recorded back in Febru...
The Senate Minority Leader ruled out a religious cult as the cause of these deaths, unlike the Shakahola case.
Government pathologist Dr Richard Njoroge confirmed that seven bodies were exhumed on Thursday, bringing the total number recovered since the exercise...
In addition to the graves, investigators have so far retrieved 21 body parts scattered across the site since the exercise kicked off last week.
After Shakahola, the then Interior Cabinet Secretary and now Deputy President, Prof Kithure Kindiki, assured the nation that never again would such a...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The prosecution requested extra time to complete investigations, stressing that the extension is intended to ensure a thorough inquiry and is not mean...
According to the county’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations, the victims may have died from starvation and suffocation linked to cult practices t...
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Halima Bishar, the chairperson of the village’s rangeland management committee, said the initiative would lead to significant savings for households p...
Survivors rescued from the area were reportedly unable to account for the whereabouts of several children, prompting fears that more victims may be bu...
The now 16-year-old, testifying under witness protection as “SBB” before Chief Magistrate Alex Ithuku, described how his life was upended when his mot...
Kitui village residents say the new road has done more than improve safety and commerce — it has restored a sense of dignity to the area, where childr...
The village, previously untouched by tourism, is now beginning to attract travellers seeking authenticity and willing to brave the area’s harsh weathe...
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...
In humble workshops made of corrugated iron and timber, they transform dreams into wooden carvings, beaded jewellery, woven baskets, and furniture tha...
Each household affected by the fire received a relief package containing 5 kilogrammes of rice, 5 kilogrammes of beans, one mattress, two blankets, on...
The residents now face an uncertain future as they wait for assistance. Many are calling on authorities to investigate the cause of the fire and provi...
