Death toll hits 73 as Ruto declares pastor's teachings an act of terror

Detectives move bodies from the village on the border between Malindi and Magarini sub counties to Malindi Hospital Mortuary. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

Twenty six bodies were exhumed on Monday raising the death toll to 73 in Shakahola forest massacre linked to controversial Pastor Paul Makenzi.

Six bodies of adults and a baby boy placed on their legs were exhumed from a shallow grave. Head of the homicide Martin Nyaguto said some of children appeared to have been suffocated to death.