Government to extend search For Shakahola victims to Tsavo National Park.

The search for and rescue of survivors within Shakahola Forest and The Chakama Ranch generally will continue uninterrupted and will be extended into the edges of the neighbouring Tsavo East National Park in the coming days using ground and drone search, the Cabinet Secretary for Interior & National Administration said in a Tweet.

He also mentioned  that the search for bodies and graves has been suspended in order to allow for logistical arrangements for the postmortem examination of the additional 123 bodies recovered in Phase 2 of the exhumation exercise'

The CS also added that the Phase 2 postmortem exercise will commence on Wednesday 24th May 2023 at the Malindi Sub-County Hospital.

The grave search and exhumation shall resume at the conclusion of the Phase 2 postmortem exercise.

On Friday, one person was rescued in Shakahola forest this brings the total number of people rescued to 90.

The Cult started in 2003 with Paul Mackenzie and his wife and has spread the so-called 'religious teachings all over the country. The buried bodies and survivors of the cult were first discovered in early March and since then shocking revelations came to light with just 2 graves in the beginning but an increase of more than 100 graves found in Shakahola.

The exhumation of bodies is still in search as it will be extended to Tsavo National Park.

Paul Mackenzie is still in custody as investigations are still underway.