Hello

Your subscription is almost coming to an end. Don’t miss out on the great content on Nation.Africa

Ready to continue your informative journey with us?

Hello

Your premium access has ended, but the best of Nation.Africa is still within reach. Renew now to unlock exclusive stories and in-depth features.

Reclaim your full access. Click below to renew.

How Mackenzie aide-turned-state witness helped uncover secrets of Shakahola massacre

Shakahola cult

Locals from Shakahola Centre help dig up graves at Shakahola Forest part of the 800 acres linked with cult leader Paul Mackenzie of Good News International Church on June 6, 2023 during the third phase of the exhumation that was witnessed by Interior CS Kithure Kindiki.

Photo credit: Wachira Mwangi I Nation Media group

Efforts by detectives to piece together information on what exactly happened at Shakahola Forest in Kilifi County have begun to bear fruit after one of the people said to be an aide of Kilifi cult leader Paul Mackenzie was arrested and turned into a key state witness.

Documents filed by the prosecution in the ongoing Shakahola massacre investigation at the Shanzu magistrate's court have revealed how the arrest of EKK (the state witness) assisted detectives in laying a trap and arresting the suspects who were said to hold senior positions in the Good News International Church.