Pathologists conducting autopsies on the 110 bodies retrieved from Shakahola forest managed to examine the remains of 24 victims on Thursday, May 4. According to government pathologist Johansen Odour, one of the victims was a woman who suffered complications while delivering. She reportedly passed on and was buried in Shakahola in Malindi, Kilifi County. However, Odour indicated that most of the other victims portrayed signs of starvation, while two others died due to blunt trauma to the head. To also expedite the probe into the mass deaths, Kindiki transferred police bosses from Kilifi County.

Source: Daily Nation May 05, 2023 06:46 UTC