High Court suspends establishment of Commission of Inquiry into Shakahola killings

By: JOHN OSORO 1 min read
High Court suspends establishment of Commission of Inquiry into Shakahola killings
Workers carry the exhumed bodies in bodybags to the mortuary, at the mass-grave site in Shakahola, outside the coastal town of Malindi, on April 25, 2023. Kenyan investigators unearthed another 16 bodies on Tuesday in a forest where a cult was believed to be practising mass starvation, bringing the number of victims so far to 89 including children. There are fears more corpses could be found in Shakahola forest where cult leader Paul Mackenzie Nthenge had allegedly been telling his followers that starvation was the only path to God. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP)

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 29 – The High Court has suspended the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the killings in Shakahola Forest pending the hearing and determination of a suit by the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition party.

In his ruling, justice Lawrence Mugambi further directed that there should be no gathering evidence to establish the cause of the killings in shakahola.

The commission was formed by President William Ruto and was to be chaired by Justice Jessie Lesiit.

JOHN OSORO

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