Shakahola death toll rises to 436 as seven more bodies are exhumed

By Moses Muli

Published: June 3,2024 6:30 PM

Seven bodies were exhumed from three graves in Shakahola, Kilifi County on Monday pushing the death toll to 436.

Kenya National Commission on Human Rights had two months ago urged the Interior CS Kithure Kindiki to order the resumption of the pending exhumation of bodies in Shakahola, Kilifi.

In its report “Mashaka ya Shakahola” the commission further recommended the release of the bodies to their next of kin for burial.

Between April 25, 2023, and October 2023, the government conducted a search and rescue operation while simultaneously exhuming bodies from various mass graves.

At the end of the exercise, a total of 429 bodies were exhumed, and 67 adults and 25 children were rescued.