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131 children who died in Shakahola identified
Shakahola cult leader Paul Mackenzie (right) and his co-accused in a Shanzu court on November 20, 2023..
Photo credit: Wachira Mwangi | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- The prosecutor said that, when the names of the dead children were presented to the 66 survivors in court earlier this month, they did not deny the evidence.
- “Instead, the survivors challenged the State to provide evidence that the children were not in heaven,” said the prosecutor.
The State has now identified the names of 131 children who died in the tragic Shakahola fast, which claimed the lives of over 400 followers of the Good News International Church.
A Shanzu court heard on Monday that investigators have obtained the names of 131 out of the 184 children who perished in the expansive forest.
