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Inside Shakahola's 214 'torture' chambers

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Interior CS Kithure Kindiki inside Paul Makenzie's house in Shakahola Forest, Kilifi County. [Marion Kithi, Standard]

Detectives investigating the Shakahola massacre in Malindi, Kilifi County, have discovered 214 torture chambers and fasting bays where people were allegedly detained, tortured or killed.

The discovery inside the 800-acre Shakahola Forest, is part of the ongoing exercise to document crime scenes even as detectives build evidence to prosecute the cult leaders.

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