New mass graves discovered in Shakahola as death toll hits 239

Bodies recovered from a mass grave in Shakahola on May 15. The deaths have been linked to the extremist teachings of controversial preacher Paul Makenzi. [File, Standard]

Homicide detectives investigating the Shakahola massacre linked to controversial preacher Paul Makenzi have found four mass graves in his 800-acre land in Kilifi County.

Forensic experts believe one of the graves could contain many bodies even as they prepare to dig them up in the coming days as they wait for the second round of postmortem of more than 100 bodies at the Malindi sub-county hospital mortuary set for Wednesday, May 24, 2023.