Workers dig up a grave in Shakahola forest in Malindi in 2023. PHOTO/@InteriorKE/X

Shakahola Tragedy: 8 more bodies released to families for burial

The government has released eight bodies recovered from Shakahola Forest in Kilifi County to relatives for burial following DNA identification, as efforts to identify victims of the 2023 tragedy continue. Government Chief Pathologist Richard Njoroge announced the release on Friday, October 16, 2026, at the Malindi hospital mortuary, where the remains were handed over to…

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