The number of bodies found in Shakahola Forest near Good News International Church in Malindi has reached 90, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki said in a statement.
Stating that they found the bodies of 17 more people as a result of the investigations, Kindiki said that most of the dead bodies were removed from the mass grave, 3 more people were detained in relation to the incident and the investigation continues.
Kindiki stated that the perpetrators of this atrocity would be punished most severely and that stricter regulations were required for all churches, mosques, temples and synagogues.
On the other hand, in the statement made by the Kenya Red Cross, it was stated that 112 people were missing.
According to the news of The Star newspaper, Paul Mackenzie Nthenge, the pastor of the Good News International Church, the leader of the sect, who deceived his followers in the town of Malindi with the promise that “they will meet Jesus by starving” He claimed to find the bodies of at least 1,000 people who went to meet Jesus.
Nthenge’nin, the people in the church by starving Hz. It was stated that he promised to meet Jesus.
Police detained Nthenge after the bodies of four people suspected of starvation were found on April 15.
While the forest area where the bodies were found was completely closed, the area was declared as a “crime scene”.