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Some of the family members of victims of Shakahola cult massacre during the Senate ad hoc committee investigation in Vihiga on June 24, 2023. [Brian Kisanji, Standard]
The Senate ad hoc committee investigating Shakahola deaths heard harrowing tales from families of victims of Pastor Paul Makenzi's starvation cult, when they visited Vihiga over the weekend.
The sad stories ranged from those who have confirmed deaths of their loved ones to those still searching for their kin believed to have joined Makenzi in Shakahola forest, Kilifi county.
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