Shakahola forest explained

Shakahola forest is an forest area that is part of Chakama Ranch in Kilifi County, eastern Kenya.[1] Shakahola village is nearby. The nearest large town is Malindi, on Kenya's Indian Ocean coast.[2]

In 2023, a number of mass graves were found in the forest, leading to an investigation of what is now known as the Shakahola forest massacre.[3]

References

-3.1119°N 39.5519°W

Notes and References

  1. News: Makong . Bruhan . 2023-04-26 . Kenya: Govt Declares Chakama Ranch Containing Shakahola Forest a Disturbed Area . en . Capital FM . 2023-05-04.
  2. News: 2023-05-01 . Dorcas . Wangira. Kenya starvation cult: 'My wife and six children followed Pastor Mackenzie' . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-05-02.
  3. Web site: Kenya starvation cult death toll hits 90 as morgues fill up: "Nothing prepares you for shallow mass graves of children" . 2023-05-02 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US.

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