Activists alarmed as Kwa Binzaro ‘Shakahola 2’ exhumations delayed, warn against mass grave
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Human rights groups have sounded the alarm over delays in the exhumation of bodies in Kwa Binzaro Village, Kilifi County, warning they will seek legal action if the government goes ahead with plans to bury victims of the first Shakahola massacre in a mass grave.
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 cult leader Paul Nthenge Mackenzie’s Good News International Church.
Homicide detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have already arrived in Malindi for the operation, which will be led by Homicide boss Martin Nyuguto, Chief Government Pathologist, Dr Johansen Oduor, and their team. However, activists say the process remains stalled despite court orders declaring the matter urgent.
Vocal Africa CEO Hussein Khalid accused the Interior Ministry of failing to stop the spread of extremist ideology, claiming jailed cult leader Paul Mackenzie has been communicating with his followers from prison.
“Saying that Mackenzie is reaching out to his followers from prison. Who is to blame, surely? You are the Cabinet Secretary for Interior. This person is in your hands, and you are allowing him to continue with a killer cult. There is complicity in the Ministry of Interior; they are not doing enough to curb the problem and Kenyans, in the meantime, are suffering and dying because of the incompetence of the Cabinet Secretary and his entire team,” Hussein said.
Activist Walid Sketty questioned why the exhumations had not begun two weeks after court clearance.
“Why the delay? Why is the government taking all this time to start the exhumation process? They went to court, and they certified the matter as urgent, and they were issued with orders to begin the exhumation, but two weeks later, nothing has happened. No exhumation has started; we want to know who is behind Shakahola because we are also confused. The main suspect behind Shakahola, one that the government believes is the biggest perpetrator, is Paul Mackenzie, but still, we see activities going on, we are still speculating a massacre, a cult going on at Kwa Binzaro Village. These are the questions that we need answers to,” Walid said.
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